sábado, 27 de noviembre de 2010

Summary # 7 How ecosystems change

Abandoned Farm- First year a comunity of crabgrass, insects and mice,
invades the field were corn once grew.


Second and third years ragweed, and tall grasses grow among the crabgrass. It can easily survive in the shade cast.

Four to Six Year Later The hot, dry field of tall weeds provides a perfect environment. More birds join the community.

Twenty five years later pine forest has replaced the old farm field.  Yet the number of new pine seedlings drops bacause they can´t grow in the shade.raccoons and foxes begin to visit.

One Hundred Years Later The forest is now mostly decidius trees. These trees are habitats of many different kind of animals.

 


 

jueves, 18 de noviembre de 2010

Summary#6 Places to live around the world

There are two biomes: Land and water biome, the water biome is divided in 2: fresh water and salty water. The fresh water is divided in 3: the plankton that floot in the water, Nekton that swim through the water, Benthos: bottom-dwelling. Salty water is divided in 2 : interdial: 200m depth, Open ocean is upper region 100-200 depth - Lower region: 200-1000m depth.
The land biome is divided in 6: Desert, Tundra, Grassland, Decidious Forest, Taiga, Tropical Rain Forest.












Salty Water












Fresh water