Biomes and Succession

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What are the two main abiotic factors that determine where organisms live?

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Temperature and precipitation.

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In which biome would you find hot dry air with very little precipitation?

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Desert.

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What is a biome?

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A large region with similar plants, animals, precipitation, and temperatures.

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Which biome has a rainy season and a dry season, and the ground is usually flat sand and rock?

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Savanna.

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What type of succession occurs in an area with no soil?

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Primary succession.

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What is ecological succession?

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The process by which ecosystems change and develop over time.

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What is primary succession?

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Succession that occurs in lifeless areas where soil has not yet formed.

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What is secondary succession?

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Succession that occurs in areas where a disturbance has destroyed an existing ecosystem but left the soil intact.

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What are pioneer species?

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The first species to colonize barren environments in primary succession.

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What role does precipitation play in determining a biome?

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It influences the types of plants and animals that can survive in that biome.