Ecosystem Change
Biomes
Aquatic Ecosystems
Review 1
Review 2
100
normal, gradual changes that occur in the types of species that live in an area
What is succession
100
Factors that affect biomes climate
What is temperature and precipitation
100
Includes flowing and standing water, low or no salt
What is freshwater ecosystem
100
Diverse and fragile ecosystems formed from coral shells of calcium carbonate
What is coral reefs
100
Snowy owls belong to this biome
What is tundra
200
begins in a place without soil
What is primary succession
200
Precipitation: mostly snow, 35cm - 100cm per year
What is taiga
200
problem caused by fertilizer-filled runoff
What is water pollution
200
Covered with water at high tide and exposed to air at low tide
What is intertidal zone
200
more biological species than anywhere else in the world
What is tropical rain forest
300
begins in a place that has soil and once had living organisms
What is secondary succession
300
this biome has four zones including the understory
What is tropical rain forest
300
where a river meets an ocean
What is estuaries
300
In the freshwater ecosystem, what does a faster flow tell you
What is the greater oxygen content
300
Three standing freshwater ecosystems
What is lakes, ponds, wetlands
400
What is lichens an example of
What is pioneer species
400
Temperatures range from below freezing in winter to 30 degrees celsius in summer
What is temperate deciduous forest
400
Very fertile ecosystems that lie between solid land and water
What is wetlands
400
a new island is formed from a volcanic eruption. Which species probably would be the first to grow and survive.
What is lichens
400
mosses and ferns are considered
What is pioneer species
500
Stable stage of ecological diversity and balance
What is climax community
500
Precipitation: 25cm - 75cm per year; dry season
What is grasslands
500
Open oceans are divided up into these areas
What is lighted (upper 200 m) and dark zones (below 200 m)
500
Stable stage of succession
What is intertidal zone
500
The lynx has broad, heavily furred feet to survive in this biome
What is taiga
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