Vocab 1
Water found in rivers, streams, and ponds
Fresh Water
A place in an ecosystem where a population lives
Habitat
This zone is just beyond the breaking waves
Near-Shore Zone
In this biome the sun is always shining, very lil rain, and the soil is dry
Desert
This biome is very warm and it rains almost daily
Rain forest
A large scale ecosystem
Biome
A community & its physical environment
Ecosystem
This zone includes most of the oceans waters where the water is very deep
Open-Ocean Zone
This is the biome we live in..
Deciduous Forest
This biome has soil that is permantly frozen
Tundra
Relating to the Land or Earth
Terrestrial
A place where a fresh water river opens into a ocean
Estuary
This zone is at the Oceans Edge, where tides rise and fall
Intertidal Zone
This biome is a forest of evergreens
Taiga
This biome contains trees that loose there leaves each year
Deciduous Forest
A costal wetland that is flooded and drained by tides
Salt Marsh
another NAME FOR PERMANTLY FROZEN
Permafrost
In this zone most organisms live near the surface
Open-Ocean zone
This biome is made of tall grasses, moderate temps, and light rainfall
Grasslands
This biome contains conifer trees
Taiga
A type of evergreen tree
conifer
This wetland consists of deep mud & peat
Salt Marsh
This zone extends out to 600ft deep
Near-Shore Zone
Another name for this biome is "The breadbasket of the world"
Grasslands
This biome contains the largest amount of the worlds plants and animals
Rain Forest