Vocabulary#1
Biomes:)
Zones!
Hierarchy of Life
RANDOM!
100
The scientific study of the interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment.
What is ecology
100
Land areas receiving less than 30 cm. of rain per year.
What is a desert
100
The area of shore between the high tide and low tide lines
What is intertidal zone
100
All of the organisms inhabiting a particular area
What is a community
100
what is made up of colorful organisms in the ocean.
What is coral reefs
200
specific environments in which organisms live
What is a habitat
200
Bitterly cold temperatures, high winds, and permafrost, characterize this biome.
What is a tundra
200
The vast open ocean from the edge of the continental shelf outward
What is oceanic zone
200
the smallest unit of ecological study
What is an organism
200
A zone between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle
What is temperate zone
300
The major types of terrestrial ecosystems that cover large regions of Earth.
What is a biome
300
Deep nutrient filled soil that supports a variety of grass species and other plants is a characteristic of which biome?
What is temperate grassland
300
The area of the ocean from the low tide line out the edge of the continental shelf
What is neritic zone
300
The sum of all Earth's ecosystems.
What is the biosphere
300
The zone between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
What is the tropics
400
The living things in the environment.
What is biotic factors
400
Towering, cone-bearing evergreen trees, such as pine, spruce, fir, and hemlock are plants grown in which biome?
What is Coniferous Forest
400
The deep, murky areas of a lake where light levels are too low to support photosynthesis.
What is aphotic zone
400
A group of individual organisms of the same species
What is a population
400
Streams or rivers that merge with salt water. Ex. Mississippi River
What is an estuary
500
spots on the ocean floor where hot gasses and minerals escape from the Earth's interior into the water.
What is a hydrothermal vent(deep sea vents)
500
Coastal biome dominated with dense evergreen shrubs
What is Chaparral
500
The bottom of any aquatic ecosystem
What is benthic zone
500
the biotic and abiotic factors in an area
What is an ecosystem
500
Wind, precipitation, and ocean currents affect this...
What is climate
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