A group of ecosystems that share similar Abiotic and biotic conditions.

Describes the average conditions,including temperature and precipitation, over long day conditions in Earth's atmosphere like "sunny and humid" or "cold and snowy".

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

Describes 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 plant make it up.

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.

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.

Measures the amount of of salts dissolved in water.

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

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.

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 river's course that are flooded periodically.

Are bodies of water, partly enclosed by land, that occur when 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.

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Chapter 6 vocab

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 day conditions in Earth's atmosphere like "sunny and humid" or "cold and snowy".
Weather	The day-to-day conditions in Earth's atmosphere like "sunny and humid" or "cold and snowy".
Climatographs	Describes 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 plant make it up.
Epiphyte	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	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.
Salinity	Measures the amount of of salts dissolved in water.
Photic zone	The uppermost layer of an aquatic ecosystem, where there is enough sunlight for photosynthesis.
Aphotic 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	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.
Flood plain	Areas nearest a river's course that are flooded periodically.
Estuaries	Are bodies of water, partly enclosed by land, that occur when 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.

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