VOCABULARY
Land formations created by the movement of soils from rivers into the ocean.
What is a delta?
This biome has thousands of different tree species whose broad ever-green leaves block out much of the sunlight to the forest.
What is Tropical Rain Forest?
The largest herbivores are found in this biome.
What is the savanna?
Lakes, rivers, streams are examples of this biome.
What is Fresh water?
The producers of the ocean that float to the top for sunlight needed for photosynthesis.
What is phytoplankton?
Cone or needle bearing trees.
What is conifers or coniferous trees?
Prairie dogs, mice, and bison are found here.
What is the temperate grassland?
Name three biotic factors of the marine biome.
What is temperature, amount of sunlight, distance from land, or depth of water.
Geographical areas filled with a major community of plant and animal life.
What is a Biome?
This biome is characterized by rich soil, four seasons, and abundant rainfall distributed throughout the year.
What is Temperate Deciduous Forest?
Example of plant life of the desert that stores water.
What is a cactus?
Caribou are found in this biome.
What is the tundra?
The zone where no land is in sight.
What is the Pelagic Zone?
Small streams or rivers that flow into larger ones.
What is a tributary?
This biome is most known for its treeless land and fertile soil which is best for growing crops.
What are grasslands?
Shrubs, moss, and lichen are found in this biome where the top soil is wet and soggy.
What is the Arctic Tundra?
These carnivores feed on phytoplankton.
What is zooplankton?
Treeless wetland where plants grow.
What is a marsh?
This biome is the most complex and located near the equator.
What is the Tropical Rain Forest?
Most abundant plant found in aquatic biomes.
What is algae?
Bass and trout are found in this biome.
What is freshwater?
In the abyssal zone, there is none of this to be found.
What is sunlight?