All organisms and the part of Earth where they exist.

Collection of Earth's water bodies, ice, and water vapor.

Air blanketing Earth's solid surface.

Features of Earth's surface-such as continents and the sea floor- and everything below Earth's surface.

Average long-term weather pattern of a region.

Climate of a specific location within a larger area.

Dense covering formed by the uppermost branches of trees.

Biome in which the primary plant life is grass.

Biome characterized by a very dry climate.

Tree that has adapted to winter temperatures by dropping its leaves and going dormant during the cold season.

Tree that retains its needles year-round and reproduces with cones.

Biome with long and cold winters, lasting up to six months; also called a boreal forest.

Biome found at far northern latitudes where winters last as long as ten months per year.

Biome characterized by hot, dry summers and cool, moist winters; also called Mediterranean shrub-land.

Strip of land between the high and low tide lines.

Zone of the ocean that extends from the intertidal zone out to the edge of the continental shelf.

Zone of the ocean that extends from the edge of the neritic zone to the base of the continental shelf.

Depth of the ocean that lies below 2000 meters and is in complete darkness.

Microscopic, free-floating organisms, which may be animals or protists, that live in the water.

Photosynthetic microscopic protists,such as algae.

Ocean habitat found in the shallow coastal waters in a tropical climate.

Ocean habitat that exists in cold, nutrient-rich shallow coastal waters, composed of large communities of kelp, a seaweed.

Partially enclosed body of water found where a river flows into the ocean.

Region of land that drains into a river, river system, or other body of water.

Area between the high and low water marks along the shoreline of a lake or pond.

Open water of lake or pond that is located away from shore.

Lake or pond bottom, where little to no sunlight can reach.

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Science Vocab

Chapter 15

Term	Definition
Biosphere	All organisms and the part of Earth where they exist.
Biota	Collection of living things.
Hydrosphere	Collection of Earth's water bodies, ice, and water vapor.
Atmosphere	Air blanketing Earth's solid surface.
Geosphere	Features of Earth's surface-such as continents and the sea floor- and everything below Earth's surface.
Climate	Average long-term weather pattern of a region.
Microclimate	Climate of a specific location within a larger area.
Canopy	Dense covering formed by the uppermost branches of trees.
Grassland	Biome in which the primary plant life is grass.
Desert	Biome characterized by a very dry climate.
Deciduous	Tree that has adapted to winter temperatures by dropping its leaves and going dormant during the cold season.
Coniferous	Tree that retains its needles year-round and reproduces with cones.
Taiga	Biome with long and cold winters, lasting up to six months; also called a boreal forest.
Tundra	Biome found at far northern latitudes where winters last as long as ten months per year.
Chaparral	Biome characterized by hot, dry summers and cool, moist winters; also called Mediterranean shrub-land.
Intertidal Zone	Strip of land between the high and low tide lines.
Neritic Zone	Zone of the ocean that extends from the intertidal zone out to the edge of the continental shelf.
Bathyal Zone	Zone of the ocean that extends from the edge of the neritic zone to the base of the continental shelf.
Abyssal Zone	Depth of the ocean that lies below 2000 meters and is in complete darkness.
Plankton	Microscopic, free-floating organisms, which may be animals or protists, that live in the water.
Zooplankton	Animal plankton.
Phytoplankton	Photosynthetic microscopic protists,such as algae.
Coral Reef	Ocean habitat found in the shallow coastal waters in a tropical climate.
Kelp Forest	Ocean habitat that exists in cold, nutrient-rich shallow coastal waters, composed of large communities of kelp, a seaweed.
Estuary	Partially enclosed body of water found where a river flows into the ocean.
Watershed	Region of land that drains into a river, river system, or other body of water.
Littoral Zone	Area between the high and low water marks along the shoreline of a lake or pond.
Limnetic Zone	Open water of lake or pond that is located away from shore.
Benthic Zone	Lake or pond bottom, where little to no sunlight can reach.

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