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Biomes
Land Biomes and Aquatic Ecosystems - Unit 6 Lessons 4-5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| long-term temperature and precipitation patterns in a region | climate |
| trees that drop their leaves as winter approaches | deciduous trees |
| trees that have evergreen, needle-like leaves and cones | coniferous trees |
| a region that has a specific climate and a specific community of plants and animals | biome |
| region with a low average temperature and little precipitation; has coniferous trees | Taiga |
| region with a low average temperature and little precipitation; has permafrost | Tundra |
| permanently frozen soil beneath the surface | permafrost |
| region that has grasses and few trees | Grassland |
| region located near the Earth's equator and receives more rainfall than any other biome | Tropical Rainforest |
| region that has moderate precipitation, hot summers, cold winters; plants include deciduous trees | Temperate Deciduous Forest |
| region that is very dry | Desert |
| Includes any water environment and the community of organisms that live there. | Aquatic Ecosystem |
| Nonliving things in an environment | Abiotic factors |
| area of land that is saturated, or soaked, with water for at least part of the year | wetland |
| Examples of wetlands | bogs, marshes, and swamps |
| Examples of freshwater ecosystems | ponds and lakes, rivers and streams, and wetlands |
| Examples of salt water ecosystems | oceans, coral reefs, and estuaries |
| partially enclosed body of water formed where a river flows into an ocean and has a mixture of fresh and salt water | estuary |
| Living things in an environment | Biotic factors |
| aquatic ecosystems that are saltwater ecosystems and cover more that 70% of Earth's surface | Marine Ecosystem |
| ecosystems that contain water that has very little salt in it | Freshwater Ecosystem |
| Main types of aquatic ecosystems | Freshwater ecosystems, Marine ecosystems, Estuaries |