be cold/hot h. tundra 19. _ broad-leaved deciduous trees 20. _ long‚ cold winters; short wet summers‚ long summer day length i. estuary j. coral reef 21. _ evergreen shrubs‚ fire-adapted vegetation k. benthos 22. _ scattered thorny trees‚ grasses and forbs l. taiga/boreal forest 23. _ widely scattered shrubs‚ cacti‚ succulents 24. grasses adapted to fire and drought 25. _ low‚ shrubby or mat-like vegetation 26. _ tall stands of cone-bearing trees 27. _ climate: mild‚ rainy winters;
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Ecological Succession Script Andy Raskita The world around us is slowly and constantly changing. We might never see the small alterations happen‚ but many years later‚ changes will surely be visible. Over time small changes add up and soon the whole ecosystem is different. This slow change in the land and habitat is called ecological succession. Animals‚ plants‚ and weather are some factors that cause this type of change in an ecosystem. Ecological succession begins with a pioneer community. In
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Light and nutrients. Light is the key abiotic factor which controls the growth of woodland. It controls the spacing of the trees‚ shape of the trees and the shape and structure of the shrub and ground layers. If a trees branch does not receive enough light it will die. Irelands native woodlands are deciduous so there is a dramatic variation of the amount of light which reaches the forest floor through the seasons. In spring when the leaves have yet to grow and the temperature has begun to rise the
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are in this biome are mostly mild and summers are mostly cool. The dominant plant in this biome is the evergreen tree like the Douglas fir‚ western red cedar and western hemlock trees. There are also small trees like the dogwood and vine maple‚ and shrubs and vines. The animals in the temperate rain forest biome are squirrels‚ wood rats deer‚ moose and amphibians and reptiles. Humans have edible plants‚ several kind of berries‚ and edible mushrooms along with animals for nutrition. Temperate rain
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oAkapulko (scientific name: Cassia alata) - a shrub known to be a diuretic‚ sudorific and purgative. The medicinal uses of akapulko are to treat fungal infection of the skin and for the treatment of ringworms. English name: ringworm bush. Ampalaya (scientific name: Momordica charantia) - a vegetable used to treat diabetes (diabetes mellitus) it is now commercially produced in tablet form and tea bags. English name: bitter melon and bitter gourd. Atis (scientific name: Anona squamosa
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The housing used by the Inuit people depended upon the time of the year. In the summer they lived in tents. But in the winter they needed to protect themselves from the cold so they built and lived in a winter home they called an igluvigak. Most people refer to the Inuit winter home as an igloo‚ but the Inuit people called their homes igluvigaks. The summer tents that the Inuit people lived in were called tipis. A tipi is a cone-shaped house. The women were responsible for building the tipi
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wife has two daughters. The stepsisters call her Ashputtle because she sleeps in the ashes. One day while her father goes into town the stepsisters request jewels and dresses while Ashputtle only asked for the first shrub that hits his hat. When her father returns she plants the shrub on her mother’s grave that she visits three times a day and her tears water it. As she is at her mother grave she talks to the birds and the tree that will grant her wishes. 628-629 The king holds a ball to find his
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species. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs‚ climbing or trailing with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Sunflower The sunflower is an annual plant native to the Americas. Its name is derived from the flower’s shape and image‚ which is often used to capture the sun. The plant has a rough‚ hairy stem‚ broad‚ coarsely toothed‚ rough leaves‚ and circular flower heads. Jasmine Jasmine is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family. It contains around 200
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CASE I COMMITMENT AND COSUMPTION OF RESOURCES Green & Green (G&G) performs various lawn and garden maintenance activities‚ including lawn mowing‚ tree and shrub pruning‚ fertilizing‚ and treating for pests. Unlike other lawn and garden businesses‚ G&G also specializes in landscape design and planting. Management is pleased that the design specialty is so much in demand. However‚ management is concerned because profits have been falling‚ even though sales have been growing over the past few years
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southern slopes of the Santa Ynez Mountains. This plant is able to be successful in chaparral communities because of its ability to gather water from deep pockets in the area surrounding them and is able conserve what is gained. The Ceanothus magacarpus shrub shades the ground to the drip line of the plant‚ reducing evaporation from the soil and reducing the competition for water around the area. The arrangement of photosynthesis cells allows the plant to receive a larger light-gathering surface. The Ceanothus
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