Definitions
the amount of what dissolved in water is salinity
salt
what is formed by the interaction between different populations in a particular location
community
a large collection of animals and plants that occupy a particular geographical location
biome
a collection of living organisms doing what within a particular geographical location is an ecosystem
interacting with the physical environment
a body of what type of water is an estuary
freshwater from rivers or streams mixes with saltwater from ocean
biolumminescence is what
emission of light by organisms
3 types of general interactions among similar organisms
independence, cooperation, & competition
which rainforest zone has most epiphytes
understory
what biome has a young tree and sapling zone
an organism performing photosynthesis is most likely in which zone
epipelagic
a plant that grows on another plant in what type of relationship is epiphyte
commensalism
what type of population growth involves a rapid increase of individuals
exponential growth
what type of trees are primarily found in a boreal forest
conifers
the biomes found on land are called what
terrestrial
aquatic plant roots deep into the mud but leaves on top of water has what specialized tissue
arenchyma
a layer of soil where that is permanently frozen is permafrost
1-3 feet (25-100 cm) below surface
which type of succession happens due to normal changes
secondary succession
in which biome would you find a plant that conserves a lot of water
desert
List the 4 other names for temperate grasslands
steppes, veldts, pampas, prairies
which ocean or lake zone is independent of depth
benthic
The process by which a what changes over time is ecological sucession
mixture of species in a particular location
3 types of symbiosis between different species in long term relationships
mutualism, commensalism, parasitism
an ecosystem with only pioneer species means what occured
significant disaster (mostly destroyed)
list ecosystems in order closest to equator to furthest
rainforest, desert, temperate forest, boreal forest, tundra (don't count off if they add specific rainforests)
list ocean (pelagic) zones in order top to bottom
epipelagic
mesopelagic
bathypelagic
abyssalpelagic
hadalpelagic