BIO 182 Chapter Notes - Chapter 48.1-48.2: Circumstellar Habitable Zone, Northern Hemisphere, Transpiration
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Variation in plant life is a good indicator of ecosystem. Biomes broad area consisting of similar communities. Climate average weather conditions in a certain area for an extended period of time. Goldilocks planet earth has conditions that are just right for life to arise. Equatorial regions receive the most sun exposure. Seasons are caused by the tilt of earth"s rotational axis. Wind and ocean currents distribute heat to the poles and cool the tropics: heated are moves faster, colder air requires less volume. Coriolis effect winds move to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the. Warm air rises and cold air falls same for water. Equator moves faster than the polls since the entire earth rotates in the same amount of time (24 hours) Heat is transferred more easily by water than air. Biomes are affected by more than just temperature but it is a large factor.
