net primary production

is the organic matter,,or biomass, that remains after cellular respiration

tall trees from a dense covering

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

are plants that grow on other plants instead of soil

organisms that inhabit tropical dry forests have adapted to seasonal fluctuatuions in precipitation and temperature

when conditions are dry,some animals enter a deep sleep like period of dormancy

many evergreen species in the temperate rainforest

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,

measures the amount of salts dissolved in water

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

below the photic zone where no sunlight penetrates and photosynthesis cannot occur

the very bottom of a body of water

the shallow near shore portion of the photic zone

is farther from shore where there are no rooted plsnts

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

are bodies of water,partly enclosed by land,that occur when

the vertical flow of cold,nutrients-rich water toward the surface ,ocean where horizontal currents diverge or flow away from one another

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chapter 6

Term	Definition
biome	is a group of ecosystems that share similar abiotic and biotic conditions
climate	describes the average conditions
weather	the day to day conditions
climatograph
net primary production	is the organic matter,,or biomass, that remains after cellular respiration
canopy	tall trees from a dense covering
emergent layer	the tallest trees pop through the canopy and make up up the top layer of the rain forest
understory	shorter trees and plants
epiphyte	are plants that grow on other plants instead of soil
deciduous	organisms that inhabit tropical dry forests have adapted to seasonal fluctuatuions in precipitation and temperature
estivation	when conditions are dry,some animals enter a deep sleep like period of dormancy
coniferous	many evergreen species in the temperate rainforest
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,
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
aphotic zone	below the photic zone where no sunlight penetrates and photosynthesis cannot occur
benthic zone	the very bottom of a body of water
littoral zone	the shallow near shore portion of the photic zone
limnetic zone	is farther from shore where there are no rooted plsnts
wetland	are areas of land that are flooded with water at least part of the year
flood plain
estuary	are bodies of water,partly enclosed by land,that occur when
upwelling	the vertical flow of cold,nutrients-rich water toward the surface ,ocean where horizontal currents diverge or flow away from one another

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