Global Systems
The two factors that affect organisms.
What are biotic and abiotic factors.
The living and nonliving factors in an environment.
What is an ecosystem.
the process in which certain gases trap sunlight energy in Earth's atmosphere as heat.
what is the greenhouse effect
Climate zone closest to the equator.
What is the tropical climate
What are the two biggest factors we use to describe biomes?
What are Average precipitation and temperature.
What are the four spheres of Earth?
(1) hydrosphere (water) (2) geosphere (rocks) (3) atmosphere (air) (4)biosphere (life)
The large areas with certain climates (grassland)
What is a biome.
This is the dense leafy covering that exists in tropical rainforests.
What is the canopy.
The lower permanently dark zone of the marine ecosystem.
What is the aphotic zone.
Taiga is a synonym for
What is boreal forest.
Which of the following is a component of the Earth's global system that plays a crucial role in regulating the planet's climate.
What is the ozone layer.
the material formed from decaying leaves and other organic matter.
What is humus
What is an example of a freshwater biome?
Rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds
the lower permanently dark zone of the marine ecosystem.
What is the aphotic zone.
Polar, temperate, & tropical
What are the three climate zones of earth.
the day to day conditions at a particular place and time.
When a freshwater source such as a river dumps into the ocean.
What is an estuary.
what zones are characterized by mild temperature
What biome receives on average 25 cm of precipitation per year.
What is the desert?
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The study of interactions of organisms with the environment.
What is ecology.
a layer of permanently frozen subsoil
What is permafrost.
The result of the tilt of the Earth exposing the northern hemisphere to more direct light in the summer .
What is seasons.
The biome that supports more species than all other biomes.
What is the tropical rain forest