Introduction to Terrestrial Biomes exam Flashcards

A large area on Earth with distinctive climate, flora, and fauna.

Biomes specifically found on land.

Climate and vegetation.

A transitional zone between two or more biomes with mixed characteristics.

A short-lived event that significantly changes or disrupts the structure and function of an ecosystem.

Regular or predictable disturbances that a community depends on for long-term survival.

Wildfires.

By creating new opportunities for species to disperse and spread.

To prevent fuel accumulation and avoid larger, more destructive fires.

Dominant plants in a biome.

Typical animals in a biome.

It is crucial for grasping ecosystem resilience and biodiversity.

They are similar but not perfectly identical.

Differences in species and local conditions.

It can completely wipe out the community.

Because they gradually transition into each other.

Accumulated branches, twigs, and leaves serve as fuel for wildfires.

They prevent the accumulation of fuel, reducing the risk of larger fires.

Disturbances can influence resource availability by altering the ecosystem structure.

To maintain ecological balance and prevent destructive events.

Giant sequoia forests in California.

By disrupting the ecosystem, allowing species to disperse and spread.

Fuel accumulates, leading to larger, more destructive fires.

To understand the unique ecosystems and their dynamics.

By hosting unique ecosystems with diverse species.

It significantly changes or disrupts the structure.

Because of disturbances that alter their structure and function.

Climate is a primary characteristic that defines a biome.

Through echotones, which are gradual transitional zones.