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ecosystem.
What is the biosphere and
the ecosphere?
Biosphere - Ecosphere
Biosphere: is the life zone of the Earth. It includes all
living things and organic matter.
Biosphere is the living component or the ecosphere.
Ecosphere includes the large-scale ecosystems of the
world.
Types of adaptations:
-Morphological: relate to the body structure (size)
-Physiological: affect the internal management of the organism (body temp.)
-Behavioural: relate to behaviour ( migration…)
Mosses, lichens
Reindeer, white foxes, lemmings
Taiga:
Long, dark, cold winter
Short humid summers
Mediterranean forest:
Warm dry summers, low rainfall, droughts
Holm oaks, cork oaks (perennail leaves, which are small and
hard), aromatic plants
Rabbits, reptiles, wild boars, birds
Mediterranean shrubs :
Modification of the forest in extremely hot temperatures. Types:
Maquis (rockrose, mastic and myrtle) and garriga (palm, thyme,
lavender)
Aquatic biomes:
Creatures can live surrounded by water.
Abiotic factors:
Light: it decreases as the water gets deeper.
Temperature: it varies with distance from the coast and the depth
of water
Pressure: increases as the water gets deeper
Salinity: it varies in aquatic ecosystems
Oxygen: A E have less oxygen and fewer gases
Marine:
About yhe 97% of water on Earth.
Temperature in tropcal areas: 32 ºC, polar
regions: -2ºC
Salinity: 35 g/L
Classification according to depth and distance
from the coast.