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ABIOTIC FACTORS
1. URL: http://www.arts.ouc.bc.ca/geog/G210/210~2~2~7.html
Summary: This webpage contains information such as temperature,
moisture, availability, soil nutrients and how they effect species
and the tolerance of those species. Many links on this page provide
definitions for the biological vocabulary associated with this
topic.
BIODIVERSITY
1. URL: http://muse.bio.cornell.edu/
Summary: The Biodiversity and Biological Collections Web Server
is devoted to information of interest to systematists and other
biologists of the organismic kind.
BIOMES
1. URL: http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/
Summary: This webpage is includes information on Marine, Tundra,
Desert, Savannah, Grassland, Tropical Rain Forest, Deciduous Forest,
and the Coniferous Forest also known as the Taiga. Each biome
is described by the climate, health issues, animals & vegetation
the inhabit each region.
2. URL: http://muse.bio.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/hl?museum
Summary: Biological Museums on the Web Use this site to take you
to any museum you would like to visit to find out more about biomes
and the organisms which inhabit them.
3. URL: http://www.ran.org/ran/info_center/wrr/wrr_97_2/ran_report.html
Summary: "Exploring the Biomes of the World and How Humans
Effect Them"
Biology students have the opportunity to examine the world's biomes
and research species which are of particular interest to them.
Students can also visit sites which will help them to take action
to protect the world's biomes. Rainforest Action Network Find
out what you can do to protect the rainforest biome.
FOOD WEB
1. URL: http://science.cc.uwf.edu/sh/curr/foodweb/foodweb.htm
Summary: This page discusses how an ecosystem is made up of
three groups: producers, consumers, and decomposers.
To find out population statistics click 
1. Why are tropical forests important? answer
2. What are PCBs? answer
3. Is the world getting warmer? answer
4. What is the status of elephants in Africa? answer
5. What is a biome? answer
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