is a group of ecosystems that share similar abiotic and biotic conditions

describes the average conditions including temperature and precipitation over long periods in a given area.

The day today conditions in Earth's atmosphere like sunny and humid or cold and snowy.

Describe the conditions in a biome.

Net primary production

Is the organic matter or biomass that remains after cellular respiration.

Tall trees from a dense covering called the

The tallest trees pop through the canopy and make up the top layer of the rain forest known

Shorter trees and plants that make up compete for available light

Are plants that grow on other plants instead of soil.

Trees lose their leaves and stop photosynthesis during the part of the year

When conditions are dry some animals enter a deep sleep like period of dormancy called

trees, trees that produce seed bearing cones

Is a deep sleep like state that an animal enters for most of the winter.

Because of the cold climate underground soil remains frozen year-round and is called

Measures the amount of salts dissolved in water

The uppermost layer of an aquatic ecosystem, where there is enough sunlight for photosynthesis is called the

Below the photic zone is the blank where no sunlight penetrates and photosynthesis cannot occur

The very bottom of a b ody of water is called the

The shallow near-shore portion of the photic zone is named the

Is father from the shore where there are no rooted plants.

Are areas of land that are flooded with water at least part of the year.

Areas nearest a river's course that are flooded periodically are said to be within the rivers

Are bodies of water partly enclosed by land that occur where fresh water from land drainage meets the water of an ocean or inland sea.

The vertical flow of cold nutrient-rich water toward the surface occurs where horizontal currents diverge or flow away from one another.

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Chapter 6

Question	Answer
Biome	is a group of ecosystems that share similar abiotic and biotic conditions
Climate	describes the average conditions including temperature and precipitation over long periods in a given area.
Weather	The day today conditions in Earth's atmosphere like sunny and humid or cold and snowy.
Climatographs	Describe the conditions in a biome.
Net primary production	Is the organic matter or biomass that remains after cellular respiration.
Canopy	Tall trees from a dense covering called the
Emergent Layer	The tallest trees pop through the canopy and make up the top layer of the rain forest known
Understory	Shorter trees and plants that make up compete for available light
Epiphytes	Are plants that grow on other plants instead of soil.
Deciduous	Trees lose their leaves and stop photosynthesis during the part of the year
Estivation	When conditions are dry some animals enter a deep sleep like period of dormancy called
Coniferous	trees, trees that produce seed bearing cones
Hibernation	Is a deep sleep like state that an animal enters for most of the winter.
Permafrost	Because of the cold climate underground soil remains frozen year-round and is called
Salinity	Measures the amount of salts dissolved in water
Photic Zone	The uppermost layer of an aquatic ecosystem, where there is enough sunlight for photosynthesis is called the
Aphotic Zone	Below the photic zone is the blank where no sunlight penetrates and photosynthesis cannot occur
Benthic Zone	The very bottom of a b ody of water is called the
Littoral Zone	The shallow near-shore portion of the photic zone is named the
Limnetic Zone	Is father from the shore where there are no rooted plants.
Wetlands	Are areas of land that are flooded with water at least part of the year.
Flood Plain	Areas nearest a river's course that are flooded periodically are said to be within the rivers
Estuaries	Are bodies of water partly enclosed by land that occur where fresh water from land drainage meets the water of an ocean or inland sea.
Upwelling	The vertical flow of cold nutrient-rich water toward the surface occurs where horizontal currents diverge or flow away from one another.

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