Biology: Life on Earth (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134256283
Author: Audesirk
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 30, Problem 2AC
Using Figures 30–3 and 30–4 as starting points, explain why terrestrial biomes are not evenly distributed in bands of latitude across Earth's surface. Explain how your proposed mechanisms apply to two specific locations.
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The red regions of the map below represent the ________ biome. The location of this biome is primarily driven by ________.
A- Rainforest; the Hadley Cell
B- Desert; the rainshadow effect
C- Desert; the Hadley Cell
D- Grasslands; the rainshadow effect
E- Temperate forest; seasonal temperature ranges
Given the information in the graph, what conclusion can you make concerning the relationship between climate change (increasing global temperatures) and the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere by land ecosystems? Explain, using information from the graph to support your explanation.
Trends Along Latitude Lines
Use the globe icon to change the view to a flat map, and use the gear icon to turn “on” the gridlines. Scan across the globe along each of the latitude lines listed below, and record the biome types present.
Latitude
Biomes noted at this latitude
60°N
45°N
30°N
15°N
0°
In 3-4 sentences, please summarize what you discovered regarding patterns of biome distribution in relation to latitude. Try to include points gathered from lecture material (or earlier in this lab exercise) to deepen your understanding.
Chapter 30 Solutions
Biology: Life on Earth (11th Edition)
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1. Which of the following does not characterize...Ch. 30 - The biome that is mostly covered by grass and...Ch. 30 -
3. The part of a freshwater lake that typically...Ch. 30 -
4. Which of the following is True about ocean...Ch. 30 - 5. As the global climate warms, which of the...Ch. 30 -
1. The tilt of Earth on its axis produces...Ch. 30 - Of the four major requirements of life, which are...Ch. 30 -
3. The most biologically diverse terrestrial...Ch. 30 - The shallow portion of a large freshwater lake is...Ch. 30 - The primary producers of the open ocean are mainly...
Ch. 30 - Explain how air currents contribute to the...Ch. 30 - Prob. 2RQCh. 30 - Explain why traveling up a mountain in the...Ch. 30 -
4. Where are the nutrients of the tropical...Ch. 30 - List some adaptations of desert cactus plants and...Ch. 30 - Prob. 6RQCh. 30 - Prob. 7RQCh. 30 - Prob. 8RQCh. 30 -
9. What environmental factor best explains why...Ch. 30 - Where is life in the oceans most abundant, and...Ch. 30 -
11. Distinguish among the littoral, limnetic, and...Ch. 30 - Prob. 12RQCh. 30 - 13. Compare the source, transition, and floodplain...Ch. 30 -
14. Distinguish between the photic and aphotic...Ch. 30 - Fairbanks, Alaska, the plains of eastern Montana,...Ch. 30 -
2. Using Figures 30–3 and 30–4 as starting...
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