LAND BIOMES
a biome that receives very little rain?
What is a desert?
page:778
what is a body of water that stands still.
What is a lake.
page:789
The process when one ecological community gradually changes into another.
What is ecological succession?
page:797
Rain water and streams carry sediments that accumulate on the bottoms of ponds, lakes, and wetlands.
What is Aquatic succession?
Page: 800
Grasslands can be called prairies and savannas.
True or False
What is true?
page: 779
a forest that grows near the equator
What is a tropical rainforest?
page:780
a small, shallow body of water, either natural or artificial.
what is a pond?
page:789
A stable community that no longer goes through major ecological changes.
What is a climax community?
page:797
The process of a body of water becoming nutrient-rich.
What is eutrophication?
page:800
primary succession is when disturbed/destroyed land grows back?
True or False
what is FALSE
798-799
a cold biome located in the far Northern Hemisphere.
What is a taiga biome?
page:783
flowing freshwater watercourse that moves in a channel from higher elevation to lower elevation.
What is a river?
page:788
When volcanic lava becomes soil that supports land growth.
What is primary succession?
page:798
When fertilizers and pollution run off into ponds or lakes.
how do humans contribute to eutrophication?
page:800
Eutrophication is when a body of water turns nutrient-rich
True or False
TRUE
page:800
What is a treeless biome characterized by extremely low temperatures.
what is a tundra biome?
page:783
a body of surface water that flows downhill within a defined channel and banks, powered by gravity.
What is a stream?
page:788
When disturbed/destroyed land grows back.
What is secondary succession?
page:799
waste from animals can be high in nutrients.
how do animals contribute to eutrophication?
page:800
salinity is the amount of salt dissolved into water
True or False
TRUE
787
what is the most common biome in the USA?
temperate rainforest
pg:777
regions along coastlines where streams or rivers flow into a body of salt water.
What is an estuary?
page:791
The first species that colonize new or undisturbed land.
What are pioneer species?
page:798
what is a land ecosystem.
What is the final stage of aquatic succession?
page:800
Estuaries are regions along the coastline where streams or rivers flow into a body of salt water.
FALSE
791