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Land Biomes
Land Biomes continued
This and That
Marine Ecosystems
The Zone
100
Permafrost; in the Arctic or Antarctic
What is polar tundra?
100
Most of the nutrients in a tropical rain forest are found in plants because
What is the rain forest soil is nurtient-poor?
100
A bird is this kind of factor in a biome
What is biotic?
100
Made of the skeletons of small animals
What is Coral Reef?
100
Contains the deep water of the open ocean and animals such as whales and sharks
What is Oceanic Zone
200
Many trees that do not change much seasonally
What is coniferous forest?
200
Many trees that change colors in the fall
What is temperate deciduous forest?
200
the speed of water is an important abiotic factor in a freshwater ecosystem because...
What is so animals must adapt so that they are not washed away?
200
Contains huge, floating rafts of algae
What is Sargasso Sea?
200
Deepest parts get no sunlight; animals such as crabs, have adapted to the deep, dark water.
What is Benthic Zone?
300
Organisms with special adaptations to a hot, dry climate
What is desert?
300
grass, but few trees due to fires, drought, and grazing
What is temperate grasslands?
300
One important abiotic factor in marine ecosystem
What is water depth?
300
wetlands that is often in shallow areas along shores
What is marsh?
300
Water is warm and receives a lot of sunlight; sea turtles and dolphins live here
What is Neritic Zone?
400
Clumps of trees and seasonal rains
What is savanna?
400
A large area characterized by its climate and the plants and animals that live in that area
What is biome?
400
where plankton get food
What is photosynthesis?
400
has icy waters that are rich in nutrients
What is polar ice?
400
Animals must adapt to crashing waves and exposure to air
What is Intertidal Zone/
500
found above the tree line of mountains
What is alpine tundra?
500
where bison roamed in North America in great herds?
What is temperate grassland?
500
This may happen as sediment and decaying organisms build up in a pond
What is the pond may become a forest?
500
has constantly changing amounts of salt in the water
What is estuary?
500
the zone in a lake or pond that is closest to the edge of a lake or pond
What is Littoral Zone?