Vocab
what is the profundal zone?
what is the deep, dark part of a lake with very little oxygen
what percent of earth's water is freshwater?
what is 3%
what is a climatograph?
what is a graphical representation of a location's average monthly temperature and precipitation over the course of a year
what type of succession has exposed rock and no topsoil?
what is primary succession
What biome is very cold, has little rainfall, and no trees?
What is Tundra Biome
what is ecological succession?
what is the gradual change in a community over time
what ecosystem is threatened by ocean acidification from increased atmospheric CO2?
what is the coral reef
any type of weather condition that's falling from the sky
what is precipitation
why are producers important in an aquatic ecosystem?
what is they make oxygen and food for the system
What biome is very hot during the day but very cold at night?
What is Desert Biome
what is an estuary?
what is where freshwater meets saltwater
what do fresh water ecosystems include? name all of them
what is rivers, streams, ponds, lakes, wetlands, and estuaries.
the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or percieved by touch
what is temperature
what is secondary succession?
what is the orderly and predictable changes that takes place after a community of organisms have been removed but the soil is still intact
what biome has warm temperatutes and large amounts of rainfall?
what is the intertidal band?
what is a narrow band where ocean meets land
what are the zones in ponds and lakes in order?
what is littoral zone, limnetic zone, and profundal zone?
what is monthly average precipitation?
what is the typical amount of water that falls in a specific month
what is a climax community?
what is the stable, mature communtiy that results when there is little change in the composition of species
what biome has droughts and grazing animals?
what is temperate grassland
the ocean floor consisting of sand, silt, and dead organisms
what is the benthic zone
what is the pelagic zone divided into?
what is photic zone, aphotic zone, and abyssal zone
what is annual average temperature?
what is the average air temperature over the course of a full year at a specific location
what are the types of ecological succession in order?
what is primary succession, secondary succession, and climax community
What are all of the major biomes?
what is tundra, boreal forest, temperate forest, temperate grassland, desert, and tropical rainforest