Defining Biomes
biome
what is a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat, e.g. forest or tundra.
canopy
what is an ornamental cloth covering hung or held up over something, especially a throne or bed.
limnetic zone
what is the well-lit, open surface waters in a lake away from the shore. The vegetation of the littoral zone surrounds this expanse of open water and it is above the profundal zone.
wetland
what is land consisting of marshes or swamps; saturated land.
coniferous
what is of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit.
climate
what is the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
emergent layer
what is The tallest trees are the emergents, towering as much as 200 feet above the forest floor with trunks that measure up to 16 feet around.
photic zone
what is The zone which extends from the base of the euphotic zone to about 200 metres is sometimes called the disphotic zone.
flood plain
what is an area of low-lying ground adjacent to a river, formed mainly of river sediments and subject to flooding.
hibernation
what is the condition or period of an animal or plant spending the winter in a dormant state.
weather
what is the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
understory
what is a layer of vegetation beneath the main canopy of a forest.
aphotic zone
what is the portion of a lake or ocean where there is little or no sunlight. It is formally defined as the depths beyond which less than 1% of sunlight penetrates. Consequently, bioluminescence is essentially the only light found in this zone
estuary
what is the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.
permafrost
what is a thick subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year, occurring chiefly in polar regions.
climatograph
what is a graphic representation of the relation of two climatic elements plotted at monthly intervals throughout the year
epiphyte
what is a plant that grows on another plant but is not parasitic, such as the numerous ferns, bromeliads, air plants, and orchids growing on tree trunks in tropical rainforests.
benthic zone
what is the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean, lake, or stream, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers
upwelling
what is a rising of seawater, magma, or other liquid.
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net primary production
what is The rate at which an ecosystem accumulates energy or biomass, excluding the energy it uses for the process of respiration.
deciduous
what is a biome that shedding its leaves annually.
littoral zone
what is the part of a sea, lake or river which is close to the shore. In coastal environments the littoral zone extends from the high water mark, which is rarely inundated, to shoreline areas that are permanently submerged.
estivation
what is the prolonged torpor or dormancy of an animal during a hot or dry period.
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