Land Biomes, Ecosystems
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| Intertidal Zone | an area along ocean shorelines that lies between low and high water lines
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| Oceanic Zone | the region of the open sea that has characteristic life-forms and geography
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| Neritic Zone | a shallow marine environment that is near the shore or over the continental shelf and that is rich in minerals and nutrients produced by biotic activity
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| Benthic Zone | the bottom region of oceans and bodies of fresh water
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| Ecosystem | a community of organisms and their abiotic environment
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| Littoral Zone | a shallow zone in a freshwater habitat where light reaches the bottom and nurtures plants
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| Open water Zone | The zone of a lake or pond that extends from the littoral zone out across the top of the water and that is only as deep as light can reach
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| Deep Water Zone | The zone of a lake or pond below the open water zone, where no light reaches the bottom
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| Wetland | area of land that is periodically underwater
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| Marsh | Treeless wetland where grasses grow
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| Swamp | a wetland where schrubs and trees grow
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| Permafrost | in arctic regions, the permanently frozen layer of soil or subsoil
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| Grassland | a large open area of country covered with grass, especially one used for grazing.
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| Tundra | a treeless plain that is located in the Arctic or Antarctic and that is characterized by very low winter temperatures; short, cool summers;
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| Coniferous forest | a terrestrial biome found in temperate regions of the world with warm summers and cool winters and adequate rainfall to sustain a forest; trees don´t shed
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| Deciduous forest | describes trees that lose their leaves at the end of the growing season
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| Tropical rainforest |
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| Plankton | Organisms that float around the surface and are at the bottom of the food chain
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| Coral Reefs | a limestone ridge found in tropical climates and composed of coral fragments that are deposited around organic remains
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| Biome | a large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities
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| Desert | a region that has little or no vegetation, long periods without rain, and extreme temperatures
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