54.6 Biogeography

South America

________ is home to sloths, anteaters, and monkeys with pre hensile tails.

Telegraph Fire

The ________ was near the park in 2008.

Continental drift

________ can explain phants originated in Africa and subsequently dispersed through the discovery of similar fossils on different continents, and it can also explain the similarities and differences of modern species America, where many are found as fossils.

Ecological methods

________ use observation and experimentation.

Adiabatic cooling

________ is the main cause of the unique group of marsupial species in Australia.

Hot deserts

________ occur when air cools and descends.

Light

________ can be a limiting resource for plants.

Florida

________ is located between 31 and 24 degrees.

Ecologists

________ study interactions between organisms and their environments.

Ecology

________ is to incoming solar radiation and patterns of atmospheric circulation.

Eucalyptus trees

What are native to Australia? Answer with a single words or term.

Organismal ecology

________ considers how individuals are adapted to their environment and how the behavior of an individual Australian organisms contributes to its survival and reproductive success.

Young lakes

________ have little plant life.

Ecologists

________ use well- replicated experiments to test their hypotheses.