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 to day conditions in Earth's atmosphere like sunny and humid

to 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, know as the

shorter trees and plants that make up the

are plants that grow on other plants instead of in soil

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

when conditions are dry some animals enter a deep sleeplike period of dormancy called

trees that produce seed -bearing cones

is a deep sleeplike 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 salt dissolved in water

where there is enough sunlight for photosyntge sis is called

the very bottom of a body of water is called the

the shallow near shore portion of the photic zone is name the

is farther 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 rivers course that are flooded periodically are said to be within the rivers flood plain

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

surface winds and heating creates vertical currents in seawater that move nutrients and oxygen thought the oceans layers

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Term	Definition
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 to day conditions in Earth's atmosphere like sunny and humid
climatographs	to 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, know as the
understory	shorter trees and plants that make up the
epiphytes	are plants that grow on other plants instead of in soil
deciduous	trees lose their leaves and stop photosynthesis during part of the year
estivation	when conditions are dry some animals enter a deep sleeplike period of dormancy called
coniferous	trees that produce seed -bearing cones
hibernation	is a deep sleeplike 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 salt dissolved in water
photic zone	where there is enough sunlight for photosyntge sis is called
aphotic zone	below the photic zone is the
benthic zone	the very bottom of a body of water is called the
littoral zone	the shallow near shore portion of the photic zone is name the
limnetic zone	is farther 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
flooded plain	areas nearest a rivers course that are flooded periodically are said to be within the rivers flood plain
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	surface winds and heating creates vertical currents in seawater that move nutrients and oxygen thought the oceans layers

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