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29 Cards in this Set
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Classification is the ______ of items into categories based on their ______. |
arrangement similarities |
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Phylogenic tree is a diagram that shows inferred ________ relationships between organisms based on their _____ and _____ similarities and differences. |
evolutionary
physical genetic |
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A phytogenic tree shows how separate species have evolved from a _____ _____. |
common ancestor
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Scientists have assumed that certain species are related based on the _____ they have and the _____ that their ___ contain. |
characteristics genes DNA |
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Temperate Forest facts: 1. Summers are ___ 2. Winters are ____ 3. Gets over __ ft of rain each year 4. ___ change color and fall in the fall. New ones grow in the spring. 5. The leaves on the ground make the dirt more ___ to help plants grow. |
1. warm 2. cold 3. 2 4. Leaves 5. nutritious |
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Temperate forest locations (5) |
1. Northeast US 2. Some Eastern US 3. Canada 4. Europe 5. East Asia |
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Temperate forest plants (8)
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1. Oak 2. Hickory 3. Maple 4. Beech 5. Flowers 6. Lily of the valley 7. Star flower 8. American beech |
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Temperate forest animals (12)
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1. Eagle 2. Brown bear 3. Black bear 4. Chipmunk 5. Racoon 6. Porcupine 7. Red fox 8. White-tailed deer 9. Mouse 10. Coyote 11. Grey squirrel 12. Wild turkey |
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Tropical rain forest facts: 1. Rains almost ____. 2. Gets almost __ ft of rain per year. 3. Very __ all year. 4. Very ___. |
1. everyday 2. 10 3. hot 4. humid |
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Tropical rain forest locations: (5) |
1. Central Africa 2. Central America 3. Southeast Asia 4. Hawaii 5. Small area of Australia |
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Tropical rain forest plants: (6)
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1. Banana 2. Vanilla 3. Orchid 4. Cacao (chocolate) 5. Fern 6. Coffee |
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Tropical rain forest animals: (27)
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1. Blue parrot 2. Cassowary 3. Blue-gold macaw 4. Cockatoo 5. Rhino horn bill 6. Scarlet macaw 7. Toucan 8. Yellow-eared parrot 9. Katydid 10. Praying mantis 11. Bugs 12. Frogs 13. Snails 14. Scorpoins 15. Ulysses butterfly 16. Walking stick 17. Zebra python 18. Bengal tiger 19. Capybara 20. Chimpanzee 21. Flying squirrel 22. Gorilla 23. Lemur 24. Leopard 25. Spider monkey 26. Jaguar 27. ? |
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Tundra facts: 1. Very ___ and ___ 2. Temperature less than _ degrees C. 3. Very small amount of ___ each year. 4. Permafrost is the ____ that is always frozen. 5. Flat land with only a few small thin ___. |
1. cold and dry 2. 5 3. rain 4. dirt 5. trees |
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Tundra locations (2) |
1. Around the north pole 2. Near the arctic ocean |
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Tundra plants (2) |
1. Fungi 2. Algae (they cover the ground) |
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Tundra animals (10)
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1. Wolf 2. Caribou 3. Deer 4. Ermine? 5. Marmot 6. Polar bear 7. Lemming 8. Sandy hill crane 9. Musk ox 10. Snowy owl |
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Coniferous forest facts: 1. Cold and ____. 2. Ground is ___ in winter. 3. Taiga is a _____ forest in the spring. 4. Snow melts and the ground becomes wet and swampy because the deeper ground is ____. |
1. snowy 2. frozen 3. swampy 4. frozen |
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Coniferous forest locations (4) |
1. Canada
2. Alaska 3. Northern Asia 4. Northern Europe |
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Coniferous forest plants (5) |
1. Cone trees 2. Needle trees 3. Pine 4. Spruce 5. Fir |
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Coniferous forest animals (10) |
1. Moose 2. Beaver 3. Wolf 4. Black bear 5. Hawk owl 6. Lynx 7. Red squirrel 8. Wolverine 9. Showshoe Rabbit 10. Red throated loon
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Grasslands facts: 1. _ kinds. 2. Temperate grasslands are called _____. 3. Tropical grasslands are called _____. 4. Get between __ & __ cm of rain every year. 5. Usually ___. 6. Not a lot of ___. 7. Most important plant is ___. 8. The Savanna doesn't get a lot of ___. 9. People set the grass on fire (___ ____) which stops trees from growing. 10. ____ eat the trees before they can start growing tall. |
1. 2 2. praries 3. Savannas 4. 25&75 5. flat 6. trees 7. grass 8. rain 9. seed dispersal 10. Animals |
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Grassland locations (6) |
1. Africa 2. North America 3. South America 4. Central Asia 5. Northern Asia 6. Mid-West USA |
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Grassland plants (4) |
1. Grass (can live without a lot of rain) 2. Acacia tree 3. Baobab tree 4. Cone flower |
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Grassland animals (1-9 = savanna) (10-11 = both) (12 = prairie) |
1. African elephant 2. Black rhinoceros 3. Cheetah 4. Bull frog 5. Lions 6. Zebra 7. Ostrich 8. Hippo 9. Warthog 10. Giraffe 11. Hyena 12. Black tailed prairie dog |
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Desert facts: 1. 2 kinds: 3. Receive very small amount of ___ each year. 4. Due to a lack of ____ ___ can be very hot during the day and cool during the night. 5. Also receive a very small amount of __ each year. 6. ____ the majority of the time. |
1. Hot and cold 3. rain 4. cloud cover 5. rain 6. Cold |
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Desert locations (5) |
1. Africa 2. Western America 3. Western Asia 4. Central Australia 5. Western South America |
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Desert plants can live there because their ___ are close to the __ of the ground and get water easily. |
roots top |
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Desert plants (5) |
1. Barrel cactus 2. Prickly pear cactus 3. Aloe 4. Hairy old man cactus 5. Sajuaro cactus |
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Desert animals (9) |
1. Black-collared lizard 2. Snakes 3. Camel 4. Desert iguana 5. Roadrunner 6. Jack rabbit 7. Lapped-faced vulture 8. Thorny devil 9. Cactus wren |