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100
This biome has the most diversity of any ecosystem on land:
What is the (tropical) rain forest ?
100
This type of water only covers 2 % of the Earth, and is considered a limited resource
What is freshwater ?
100

In a climatograph of a biome, ______________ is represented by a line graph and ______________ is represented by a bar graph

What is temperature and precipitation ?

100

These zones of the Earth have a change in seasons because they are at least 23 1/2 degrees from the equator

What is temperate ?

100
Before humans, Ohio had this type of biome (terrestrial ecosystem)
What is deciduous forest ?
200
No trees grow here because the deeper ground is always frozen:
What is the tundra ?
200
This zone of the ocean may be the smallest in area/volume, but it has the most diversity of the three zones:
What is shallow or intertidal zone ?
200

Ecosystems are located so many degrees north or south of the equator, on lines of ________________

Latitude

200

This biome in California is dry with shrubs - it is somewhere between a desert and a grassland.

What is chaparral ?

200
In saltwater, these structures built by living organisms are called the "rainforests of the ocean" because they have so much diversity
What are coral reefs ?
300
Most of these are very hot, some can be cold, but they all have very low rainfall:
What are the deserts ?
300
This zone is away from the continental shelf, but light still penetrates the waters of this zone:
What is open or pelagic zone ?
300

The measure of salt in water is called _____________

Salinity

300

If a wetland is a marsh, plants that are __________

dominate; if a wetland is a swamp, plants that are ____________dominate.

What are grasses and trees ?

300
This region of the Earth lies within 23 1/2 degrees (north or south) of the Equator and never has changes in seasons
What is tropical ?
400
This grassland environment is mainly found in Africa
What is the savanna ?
400
The deep zone is a difficult place to live for this reason(s):
What is very cold temp, no light, very high pressure ?
400

The distance above sea level (ex. as you go up a mountain) is called __________________

Elevation OR Altitude

400

If a freshwater fish was put in saltwater, it would die of this:

What is dehydration ?

400
To help produce oxygen, 40 % of this process is done by algae in the oceans:
What is photosynthesis ?
500
A taiga is also called a coniferous forest, which means the trees do NOT do this:
What is (they do NOT) lose their leaves ?
500
The majority of the Earth's freshwater is not in lakes or rivers, but is locked up in these areas:
What are the ice caps /glaciers (also will accept groundwater)
500

___________ Zones (north of Arctic Circle OR south of Antarctic Circle) have very long winters and very short summers

Polar

500

Estuaries are where these 2 types of water meet each other and mix:

What are freshwater (river) and saltwater (ocean) ?

500
These protected areas in Ohio are swamplike, and help filter water with plants like cattails, reedgrass
What are wetlands ?