left
middle
right
100

Exposed to extreme temperatures between seasons

1. Deserts

2. Grasslands

3. Mountains

4. Deciduous Trees

5. Coniferous Trees

Grasslands

100

Along west coast of the U.S.

1. Tropical rain forest

2. Chaparral

3. Limnology

4. Oligotrophic

5. Plankton

Chaparral

100

Live on or in bottom of aquatic ecosystems 

1. Benthos

2. Nekton

3. Swamps and marshes

4. Eutrophic

5. Deciduous

Benthos

200

Are cone-bearing

1. Deserts

2. Grasslands

3. Mountains

4. Deciduous Trees

5. Coniferous Trees

Coniferous trees

200

Carried by movement of water

1. Tropical rain forest

2. Chaparral

3. Limnology

4. Oligotrophic

5. Plankton

Plankton

200

Some of the richest aquatic habitats for photosynthesis

1. Benthos

2. Nekton

3. Swamps and marshes

4. Eutrophic

5. Deciduous

Swamps and marshes

300

Low rainfall totals

1. Deserts

2. Grasslands

3. Mountains

4. Deciduous Trees

5. Coniferous Trees

Deserts

300

Poor in minerals and other nutrients

1. Tropical rain forest

2. Chaparral

3. Limnology

4. Oligotrophic

5. Plankton

Oligotrophic

300

Lose leaves in the fall season

1. Benthos

2. Nekton

3. Swamps and marshes

4. Eutrophic

5. Deciduous

Deciduous

400

Cause rainstorms to lose rain

1. Deserts

2. Grasslands

3. Mountains

4. Deciduous Trees

5. Coniferous Trees

Mountains

400

Most productive and diverse biomes on earth

1. Tropical rain forest

2. Chaparral

3. Limnology

4. Oligotrophic

5. Plankton

Tropical rain forests

400

Can move considerable distances in the direction of their choosing

1. Benthos

2. Nekton

3. Swamps and marshes

4. Eutrophic

5. Deciduous

Nekton

500

Do not produce cones

1. Deserts

2. Grasslands

3. Mountains

4. Deciduous Trees

5. Coniferous Trees

Deciduous trees

500

Study of freshwater biology

1. Tropical rain forest

2. Chaparral

3. Limnology

4. Oligotrophic

5. Plankton

Limnology

500

When water accumulates excessive nutrients

1. Benthos

2. Nekton

3. Swamps and marshes

4. Eutrophic

5. Deciduous

Eutrophic