The day-to-day conditions of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time
What is weather?
100
Factors such as temperature, precipitation, sunlight, and wind are all examples of this
What is an abiotic factor?
100
A complex of terrestrial communities that covers a large area and is characterized by certain climate conditions and particular plants and animals.
What is a biome?
100
A tiny, free- floating organism that live in both freshwater and saltwater environments
What is plankton?
200
The average, year-after-year conditions of temperature and precipitation in a particular region
What is climate?
200
A relationship where both species benefit from the relationship.
What is mutualism?
200
This biome receives less than 25 cm of rain annually, and is found in parts of Africa, the Middle East, Australia, and the United States. Animals that can be found here are mountain lions, scorpions, and rattlesnakes
What is the desert biome?
200
This zone receives no sunlight and is permanently dark
What is the aphotic zone?
300
Between the polar and tropics. Most affected by the tilt of the Earth
What are the temperate zone?
300
Ecosystems are constantly changing in response to natural and human disturbances. The series of predictable changes that occur are what?
What is ecological succession?
300
The biome known to be the most diverse of the biomes. Found in parts of South and Central America, Southeast Asia, and parts of Africa. It also has a dense canopy, and a layer of shorter trees called an understory
What is the Tropical Rain Forest?
300
These wetlands are found where rivers meet the sea
What are Estuaries?
400
Between 23.5 N and 23.5 S, this area receives the most sunlight, making it the warmest climate zone.
What are the tropical zones?
400
A wildfire burns an area of woodland, and years later trees begin to grow again.
What is an example of secondary succession?
400
A cold biome with a permafrost, or a layer of permanently frozen subsoil. It has a short growing season, and does not receive much precipitation throughout the year.
What is the tundra?
400
Marine biologists classify the zone closest to the shore as this
What is the intertidal zone?
500
Sunlight radiated back into space, but trapped in the atmosphere. If this was not present in the atmosphere Earth would be 30 degrees Celsius cooler.
What is the Greenhouse Effect?
500
A species that is the first to populate an ecosystem
What is a pioneer species?
500
White tail deer, coniferous trees, and year round moisture are found in this biome
What is Temperate Forest
500
This zone extends from the low-tide mark to the outer edge of the continental shelf