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

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

day to day conditions in Earth's atmosphere like "sunny and humid" or "cold and snowy"

a time-based graph that presents a location's average temperature and precipitation

Net-primary production

is the organic, or biomass, remains after cellular respiration

the tallest tree form a dense covering

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

the underlying layer of vegetation in a forest or wooded area, especially the trees and shrubs growing between the forest canopy and the forest floor

are plants that grow on other plants instead of in soil

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

when animals slow their activity for the hot, dry summer months and they enter a cold underground to relax

woody evergreens that have cones and needles rather than leaves. when you see a pinecone is an example of an coniferous

is a deep, sleep like state that an animal enters for most of the winter

any ground that remains completely frozen — 32°F (0°C) or colder — for at least one or two years straight.

the concentration of dissolved salt in water, measured in grams per kilogram or parts per thousand (ppt)

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

is where there is no sunlight penetrates and photosynthesis cannot occur

The very bottom of a body of water

if the water is shallow enough the aquatic plants grow from the mud and reach above the waters surface

is the 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 adjacent to rivers, ponds, lakes, and oceans that are periodically flooded at different points in time

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 Vocab

Term	Definition
biome	is a group of ecosystem that share similar abiotic and biotic conditions
climate	is the average conditions, including temperature and precipitation, over long periods in a given area.
weather	day to day conditions in Earth's atmosphere like "sunny and humid" or "cold and snowy"
climatographs	a time-based graph that presents a location's average temperature and precipitation
Net-primary production	is the organic, or biomass, remains after cellular respiration
canopy	the tallest tree form a dense covering
emergent layer	the tallest tree pop through the canopy and make up the top layer of the rain forest
understory	the underlying layer of vegetation in a forest or wooded area, especially the trees and shrubs growing between the forest canopy and the forest floor
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 animals slow their activity for the hot, dry summer months and they enter a cold underground to relax
coniferous	woody evergreens that have cones and needles rather than leaves. when you see a pinecone is an example of an coniferous
Hibernation	is a deep, sleep like state that an animal enters for most of the winter
permafrost	any ground that remains completely frozen — 32°F (0°C) or colder — for at least one or two years straight.
Salinity	the concentration of dissolved salt in water, measured in grams per kilogram or parts per thousand (ppt)
Photic zone	is a uppermost layer of an aquatic ecosystem, where there is enough sunlight for photosynthesis
Aphotic zone	is where there is no sunlight penetrates and photosynthesis cannot occur
benthic zone	The very bottom of a body of water
Littoral zone	if the water is shallow enough the aquatic plants grow from the mud and reach above the waters surface
Limnetic zone	is the farther from the shore, where there are no rooted plants
Wetland	are areas of land that are flooded with water at least part of the year.
flood plain	areas adjacent to rivers, ponds, lakes, and oceans that are periodically flooded at different points in time
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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