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Sookdeo ES Ch.6

Biomes

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biome group of ecosystems that share similar abiotic and biotic conditions
climate average conditions including precipitations and temperature over a long period of time
weather day to day conditions in Earth's atmosphere such as sunny, humid, cold, snowy
climatography a climate diagram used to describe conditions in a biome
net primary production organic matter or biomass that remains after cellular respiration
canopy tall trees forming a dense covering
emergent layer tallest trees making up the top layer of a rainforest
undersory shorter trees and plants in a rainforest
epiphyte plants that grow on other plants instead of soil
deciduous trees that lose their leaves and stop photosynthesis during part of the year
estivation animals that enter a deep sleeplike period of dormancy when conditions are dry
coniferous evergreen trees that produce seed- bearing cones
hibernation deep, sleeplike state that animals enter for most of the winter
permafrost cold climates where the underground soil remains frozen year-round
salinity amount of salt dissolved in water
photic zone uppermost aquatic layer where there is enough sunlight for photosynthesis
aphotic zone no sunlight penetrates and photosynthesis cannot occur
benthic zone the bottom of a body of water
littoral zone shallow near-shore portion of the photic zone
limnetic zone zone farthest from the shore where there are no rooted plants
wetland area of land that are flooded with water at least part of the year
flood plain area nearest a river's course that can be flooded periodically
estuary body of water partly enclosed by land where freshwater meets salt water
upwelling vertical flow of cold, nutrient-rich water towards the surface
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