Vocab
Biomes
Aquatic Ecosystems
Ocean
Random
100
What is the ability of an organism to survive?
Tolerance
100
What is a treeless biome with permafrost?
Tundra
100
Ponds, lakes, streams, rivers and wetlands are all what?
Freshwater ecosystems
100
What is a narrow band where the ocean meets land?
Intertidal zone
100
The sperm whale resides in what area of the ocean?
The plagic zone
200
What is the change that takes place after a community of organisms have been removed but soil is intact?
Secondary succession
200
What is a community with less annual rainfall than a temperate forest and has mixed shrubs?
Woodlands
200
True or false: Only about 2.5% of water on earth is freshwater.
True
200
True or False: Organisms in the intertidal zone must adapt to constant change.
False
200
Plants in salt water estuaries must be tolerant to what mineral?
Salt
300
What is the condition of the atmosphere at a specific place and time?
Weather
300
Where are boreal forests located?
Northern North America, Europe, and Asia
300
An inland body of water is called what?
Lake or pond
300
How many zones of the ocean are there?
7
300
What holds the largest amount of freshwater on earth?
Glaciers
400
What is the material that is deposited by water, wind and glaciers?
Sediment
400
What is any area in which the annual rate of evaporation exceeds the rate of precipitation?
Desert
400
True or false: The profundal zone is warmer than the other zones.
False
400
Coral reefs form what?
Natural barriers
400
Have human societies inhabited polar regions in the past?
Yes
500
What are free floating photosynthetic autotrophs that live in fresh water or marine ecosystems?
Plankton
500
Tropical seasonal forests can also be called what?
Tropical dry forests
500
Areas of land such as marshes, swamps, and bogs are considered what?
Wetlands
500
True or false: A tsunami can kill a coral reef.
True
500
What is the coldest temperature ever recorded?
-89 degrees celsius
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