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Bio Ch. 3 Vocab.
Ch. 3 Vocabulary Word Practice
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Deeper water that never receives sunlight | Aphotic Zone |
| 2. Any biotic or abiotic factor that restricts the existence, numbers, reproduction, or distribution of organisms. | Limiting factors |
| The portion of the shoreline that lies between the high and low tide lines. | Intertidal Zones |
| Large communities covered with rich soil, grasses and similar plants. | Grasslands |
| The ability of an organism to withstand fluctuations in biotic and abiotic environmental factors. | Tolerance |
| The orderly, natural changes, different species of plants and animals may be present. | Succession |
| A treeless land with long summer days and short periods of winter sunlight. Cold temperatures and little precipitation. | Tundra |
| The boreal or northern coniferous forest. Mainly in Canada region. | Taiga |
| A wet, warm temperature, and lush plant growth type of region. Very warm and lots of precipitation yearly. | Tropical Rain Forest |
| The sequence of changes that takes place after an existing community is severely disrupted in some way. | Secondary Succession |
| Colonization of barren land by communities of organisms. | Primary Succession |
| A large group of ecosystems that share the same type of climax community. | Biomes |
| The portion of marine biome that is shallow enough for sunlight to penetrate. | Photic Zone |
| A coastal body of water, partially surrounded by land, in which freshwater and saltwater mix. | Estuary |
| A stable, mature community that undergoes little or no change in species. | Climax Community |
| An arid region with sparse to almost Nonexistent plant life. Usually hot and little precipitation. | Desert |
| Dominated by broad-leaved hardwood trees that lose their foliage annually. Usually average temperature and precipitation. | Temperate Deciduous Forest |
| Small organisms that drift and float in the waters of the photic zone. | Plankton |