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Thinking About The Environment Page 114

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8. The global air temperatures have changed in realtion to the carbon cycle becuse the solar energy that reaches the earth warms the planets surface , drives the hydrolic cycle and other biogeochemical cycles produces our climate and powers all of life through the process of photosynthesis in the carbon cycle.

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12. Trophosphere and the Stratospherethere is no turbulance in the stratoshere and there is in the Trophosphere, The temperatures are different

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14. wind from the atmosphere affect the ocean currents and heat from the ocean affects atmospheric circulation.I

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16. Plate tectonics is the study of the movenment on the plates that shift or change their relative positions and can cause earthquakes.

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17. The threats of natural danger where I live are earthquakes and tornados.

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2. During the summer of 1988 wildfires burned up one-third of Yellow Stome National park. Secondary Succession is the change in species composition that takes place after some disturbance destroys the existing vegitation; soil is already present.

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4. Parasitism because the the mycorrhizae is taking from the taking at the hosts expense.

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5. because an organisms realized niche is needed and is in danger of becoming much smaller there is no room for give and take as there is with the fundamental niche.

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8. probably water or the mineral content in the soil because these things are scarce in the dessert and plants and lizards need them to survive therefore restricting thier ecological niche.

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11. because Keystone species are vital in determiing the nature and structure of the entire ecosystem and exerts a profound influence on a community.

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