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

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

the day-to-day conditions in Earths atmosphere.

to describe the conditions in a biome.

Net primary production

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

tall trees form a dense covering.

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

shorter trees and plants that make up the.

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, sleep like period of dormancy.

Many evergreen species in the temperate rainforest.

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 salt dissolved in water.

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

the very bottom of a body of water.

the shallow near-shore-portion of the photic zone.

farther from the shore, where there are no rooted plants.

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.

bodies of water, partly enclosed by land, that occurs where forest 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 #2

Term	Definition
biome	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 giving area.
weather	the day-to-day conditions in Earths atmosphere.
climatographs	to describe the conditions in a biome.
Net primary production	the organic matter, or biomass, that remains after cellular respiration.
canopy	tall trees form a dense covering.
emergent layer	The tallest trees pop through the canopy and make up the top layer of the rain forest.
understory	shorter trees and plants that make up the.
Epiphytes	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, sleep like period of dormancy.
coniferous	Many evergreen species in the temperate rainforest.
Hibernation	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 salt 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.
benthic zone	the very bottom of a body of water.
littoral zone	the shallow near-shore-portion of the photic zone.
limnetic zone	farther from the shore, where there are no rooted plants.
wetland	areas of land that are flooded with water at least part of the year.
flood plains	areas nearest a river's course that are flooded periodically are said to be within the rivers.
estuaries	bodies of water, partly enclosed by land, that occurs where forest 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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