community
land
tree
sky
water
100
factor that restricts an animals ability to thrive and reproduce
limiting factor
100
cold land with permafrost in soil
tundra
100
forest in cold areas where leaves do not fall, pine trees
boreal forest
100
short term change in temperature
weather
100
where freshwater and saltwater meet
estuary
200
an animals ability to deal with extreme factors
tolerance
200
open fields of America with horses and buffalo
grasslands
200
forests where leaves fall and come back in spring, well defined seasons
temperate forests
200
distance north or south from the equator
latitude
200
where the ocean and land meet
intertidal zone
300
final state of change in an ecosystem, where growth and change slows down
climax community
300
open fields in Africa with sporadic trees
savanna
300
forests in africa and south america that drop there leaves in winter to conserve water
tropical dry forest
300
the average weather in an area over a long period of time
climate
300
area of the water where light can be seen
photic zone
400
when the ecosystem goes from barren rock to full plant life
primary succession
400
dry areas with little rain
desert
400
humid all year forest, warm and wet
tropical rainforest
400
distance east or west from prime meridian
longitude
400
area of water that light cannot enter
aphotic zone
500
when a disaster destroys an ecosystem and it is restored over time
secondary succession
500
artic
500
open areas outside of the forest
woodlands (shrubland)
500
amount of water vapor in the air
humidity
500
deepest part of the ocean
abyssal zone