VOCABULARY
These freshwater sources flow to the ocean.
What is a river?
This humid and hot biome has thousands of different tree species whose broad leaves block out much of the sunlight to the forest.
What is Tropical Rain Forest?
The largest terrestrial herbivores are found in this biome.
What is the savanna?
Lakes, rivers, streams are examples of this biome.
What is Fresh water?
The producers of the ocean that float to the top for sunlight needed for photosynthesis.
What is phytoplankton?
The landscape of this dry biome often supports little life of any kind, and the terrain is dominated by rocks, sand, and overall poor soil.
What is desert?
Cone or needle bearing trees.
What is conifers or coniferous trees?
Prairie dogs, mice, and bison are found here.
What is the temperate grassland?
Name three abiotic factors of the marine biome.
What is salinity, temperature, amount of sunlight, distance from land, or depth of water.
Geographical areas filled with a major community of plant and animal life.
What is a Biome?
This biome is characterized by rich soil, four seasons, and abundant rainfall distributed throughout the year.
What is Temperate Deciduous Forest?
Example of plant life of the desert that stores water.
What is a cactus?
Caribou are found in this biome.
What is the tundra or taiga?
The deepest Marine zone.
What is the Oceanic Zone?
Where the river meets the ocean, you can find brackish water here.
What is an estuary?
This biome is most known for its treeless land and fertile soil which is best for growing crops.
What are grasslands?
Shrubs, moss, and lichen are found in this cold biome where the top soil is wet and soggy when the ice melts.
What is the Arctic Tundra?
These small herbivores feed on phytoplankton.
What is zooplankton?
These often found in warm tropical waters and are formed from skeletons of various species, they are home to many brightly colored organisms.
What is coral reefs?
Treeless wetland where plants grow.
What is a marsh?
This biome is the most biodiverse and located near the equator.
What is the Tropical Rain Forest?
Most abundant plant found in aquatic biomes.
What is phytoplankton?
Bass and trout are found in this biome.
What is freshwater?
In the deep oceanic zone, there is none of this to be found.
What is sunlight?