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ESCh3
Salm Science ES Chapter 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities | Biome |
| A grassland that often has scattered trees and that is found in tropical and subtropical areas where seasonal rains, fires, and drought happen | Savanna |
| A biome that contains stepps, praires, and pampas | Grassland |
| A region that has little or no plant life, long periods without rain, and extreme temperatures; usually found in hot climates | Desert |
| A treeless plain found in the Artic, in the Antarctic, or on the tops of mountains that is characterized by very low winter temperatures and short, cool summers | Tundra |
| The layer of soil beneath the surface soil that stays frozen all the time | Permafrost |
| Ecosystems in the ocean are called | Marine Ecosystems |
| The mass of mostly micorscopic organisms that float or drift freely in freshwater and marine environments | Plankton |
| An area where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from ocean | Estuary |
| The shallow zone of a lake or pond where light reaches the bottom and nutures plants | Littoral Zone |
| The zone of a pond or lake that extends from the littoral zone and that is only as deep as light can reach | Open-Water Zone |
| The zone of a lake or pond below the open-water zone, where no light reaches | Deep-Water Zone |
| An area of land that is periodically underwater or whose soil contains a great deal of moisture and plays an important role in flood control | Wetland |
| A treeless wetland ecosystem where plants such as grasses grow | Marsh |
| A wetland ecosystem in which shrubs and trees grow | Swamp |
| Each stream of water that joins a larger stream | Tributary |
| Two biotic factors in a biome | Plants and Animals |
| A biome that is created as sediment and decaying plants and animals build up in a pond over time | Forest |
| Is found above the tree line of mountains | Alpine Tundra |
| Has permafrost; in the Artic or Antarctic | Polar Tundra |
| Has many trees that lose all of their leaves to save water | Temerate deciduous forest |
| Has many trees that do not change much seasonally | Coniferous forest |
| Has grass, but few trees due to fires, drought, and grazing | Temperate grassland |
| Is made of skeletons of small animals | Coral Reef |
| Includes mudflats, sandy beaches, and rocky shores | Intertidal area |
| contains huge, floating rafts of algae | Sargasso Sea |
| Has icy waters that are rich in nutrients | Polar Ice |
| Animals must adapt to crashing waves and exposure to air | Intertidal Zone |
| Neritic Zone | Water is warm and receives a lot of sunlight; sea turtles and dolphins live here |
| Contains deep water of the open ocean and animals such as whales and sharks | Oceanic Zone |
| Deepest parts get no sunlight; animals, such as crabs, have adapted to the deep, dark water | Benthic Zone |
| Most of the nutrients in this biome are found in plants, so the soil poor in nutrients | Tropical Rainforest |
| The speed of water is an important abiotic factor in this ecosystem | Freshwater Ecosystem |
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