bio module 1 topic 2 Communities, Biomes & Ecosystems

Question 1

tundra

Answer 1

A region that is big, flat, cold, has no trees and the sub soil is permanently frozen.

Question 2

tropical savanna

Answer 2

biome characterized by tall grasses and occasional trees

Question 3

temperate grassland

Answer 3

open grassy plains that are few trees.

Question 4

temperate forest

Answer 4

a forest found between the tropical (hot humid) and boreal (northern, cold) regions. they go through 4 seasons.

Question 5

boreal forest

Answer 5

Taiga generally referred to in North America as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines.

Question 6

desert

Answer 6

arid (hot, not humid) land with usually sparse (little) vegetation especially : such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 10 inches of sporadic (random) rainfall annually

Question 7

tropical rainforest

Answer 7

a hot, moist biome found near Earth’s equator. Very dense trees and plants

Question 8

photic zone

Answer 8

the top layer, nearest the surface of the ocean and is also called the sunlight layer. In this zone enough light penetrates the water to allow photosynthesis

Question 9

abyssal zone

Answer 9

The portion of the ocean deeper than about 6,600 feet and shallower than about 20,000 feet. The zone is defined mainly by its extremely uniform environmental conditions, as reflected in the distinct life forms inhabiting it. It is the pitch-black bottom layer of the ocean. The name (abyss) comes from a Greek word meaning “no bottom” because they thought the ocean was bottomless.

Question 10

intertidal zone

Answer 10

an ecosystem found on marine shorelines, where a multitude of organisms living on the shore survive changes between high and low tides