Lecture Date: Wednesday July 21, 2010
***REMEMBER- your first assignment is due!!
Slideshare:
Deserts, prairies, and forests- http://www.slideshare.net/secret/aVrFdv9S7038HJ
To learn more about the organisms that live in deserts, the ecosystem that is most different from those you have in Malaysia, look at- Intro to Desert Flora and Fauna
http://www.slideshare.net/secret/pw2UrKumkR7KRT
Readings
From the Ecology Reader on the EoE
Adaptations to Desert Environments
http://www.eoearth.org/article/Ecology_Reader-_Ecology_for_Teachers#Adaptations_to_desert_environments
Expected Learning Outcomes
By the end of this lesson a fully engaged student should be able to
1) define "primary production" ("primary productivity")
2) discuss the factors that can limit productivity in different parts of the world
3) discuss how temperature and precipitation interact to influence biome type
4) discuss strategies for plants to grow in desert ecosystems (xerophytes, phreatophytes, and ephemerals)
5) discuss the adaptation of temperate plants being "cold decidious"
6) differentiate between apical and intercalary meristems
7) discuss why intercalary meristems located at, or below, ground level are good adaptations for prairie plants
8) discuss why plants have to grow taller in order to compete for light.
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