Explain how the three major types of deserts differin their climate and vegetation. Why are desert ecosystems vulnerable to long-term damage? How dodesert plants and animals survive? Explain how thethree major types of grasslands differ in their climateand vegetation. What is a savanna? Explain howsavanna animals survive seasonal variations in rainfall (Core Case Study). Why is the elephant an important component of the African savanna? DescribeTuy Sereivathana’s efforts to prevent elephants frombecoming extinct in Cambodia. Why have manyof the world’s temperate grasslands disappeared?Describe Arctic tundra and define permafrost?Explain how the three major types of forests differin their climate and vegetation. Why is biodiversityso high in tropical rain forests? Why do most soils intropical rain forests hold few plant nutrients. Whydo temperate deciduous forests typically have a thicklayer of decaying litter? What are coastal coniferousor temperate rain forests? How do most species ofconiferous evergreen trees survive the cold wintersin boreal forests? What important ecological roles domountains play?
Explain how the three major types of deserts differ
in their climate and vegetation. Why are desert ecosystems vulnerable to long-term damage? How do
desert plants and animals survive? Explain how the
three major types of grasslands differ in their climate
and vegetation. What is a savanna? Explain how
savanna animals survive seasonal variations in rainfall (Core Case Study). Why is the elephant an important component of the African savanna? Describe
Tuy Sereivathana’s efforts to prevent elephants from
becoming extinct in Cambodia. Why have many
of the world’s temperate grasslands disappeared?
Describe Arctic tundra and define permafrost?
Explain how the three major types of forests differ
in their climate and vegetation. Why is biodiversity
so high in tropical rain forests? Why do most soils in
tropical rain forests hold few plant nutrients. Why
do temperate deciduous forests typically have a thick
layer of decaying litter? What are coastal coniferous
or temperate rain forests? How do most species of
coniferous evergreen trees survive the cold winters
in boreal forests? What important ecological roles do
mountains play?
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