Gotta say, I love the name.honeybunchesofoats wrote:Hey, question.. Are there annuals or perennials in the tundra? I'm a bit confused by that. My sources are kind of conflicted.
rooroo17: If you can't sit down, study in sections I guess. For me, I took studying a bit slowly, one or two chapters a day. (:
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Short growing season is only half the story. Annual plants have to regrow 100% of their structure and cells every year, making them much more suited for less harsh climates. Annuals can be thought of as being more r-selected: they put all of their energy into producing a lot of seeds after one year and dispersing them all, at which point they die. Perennials put more energy towards survival. They can regrow from pre-existing biomass from the year prior, meaning they need less energy to survive any given year. If you haven't noticed, the tundra is a pretty unforgiving biome. There is very little energy because the sun's rays hit at such an oblique angle. So yeah, perennials are definitely favored. Plus the short growing season thing.quizbowl wrote:Gotta say, I love the name.honeybunchesofoats wrote:Hey, question.. Are there annuals or perennials in the tundra? I'm a bit confused by that. My sources are kind of conflicted.
rooroo17: If you can't sit down, study in sections I guess. For me, I took studying a bit slowly, one or two chapters a day. (:
Because of the short growing season, most tundra plants are perennials.
<quizbowl> ey kid ya want some shortbread
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Do you think we need to know the sulfur cycle or the potassium cycle? Have you guys ever seen questions on them?paleonaps wrote:I also had the same diagram they used on the test. My partner had been arguing with me as to which one we would include on the notes sheet, and when he saw the question he just said "...[paleonaps], good choice".
I suggest the nitrogen, dihydrogen monoxide, carbon, and phosphorus cycles.
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Those two are really simple though. I'm pretty sure they have shown up before on tests, I mean, why wouldn't they? Just memorize them.quizbowl wrote:Do you think we need to know the sulfur cycle or the potassium cycle? Have you guys ever seen questions on them?paleonaps wrote:I also had the same diagram they used on the test. My partner had been arguing with me as to which one we would include on the notes sheet, and when he saw the question he just said "...[paleonaps], good choice".
I suggest the nitrogen, dihydrogen monoxide, carbon, and phosphorus cycles.
<quizbowl> ey kid ya want some shortbread
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Well, the growing season is determined by temperature and rainfall (and sunlight) and permafrost exists because of low temperature.quizbowl wrote:Another question: In the tundra, what would be the main limiting factor? I've had many sources say its the temperature and the lack of moisture, but another said it was the short growing season and the permafrost.
