biology flashcards

Question 1

Tropical Rainforest

Answer 1

is a hot, moist biome found near Earth’s equator.

Question 2

temperature rainforest

Answer 2

broadleaf forests that occur in the temperate zone and receive heavy rainfall.

Question 3

temperate deciduous forest

Answer 3

are forests that are dominated by trees that lose their leaves each year. These types of forest are found in areas with warm, moist summers and fairly mild winters.

Question 4

taiga

Answer 4

the sometimes swampy coniferous forest of high northern latitudes, especially that between the tundra and steppes of Siberia and North America.

Question 5

savanna

Answer 5

rolling grassland scattered with shrubs and isolated trees, which can be found between a tropical rainforest and desert biome.

Question 6

temperate grassland

Answer 6

are a division of a larger biome grouping of grasslands that includes tropical savannas. Both biome types are characterized by a dominance of grasses,

Question 7

chaparral

Answer 7

vegetation consisting chiefly of tangled shrubs and thorny bushes

Question 8

Desert

Answer 8

hot, humid, lack of rain

Question 9

tundra

Answer 9

a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.

Question 10

lakes and ponds

Answer 10

water, swimming, small fish

Question 11

marsh and swamps

Answer 11

is a place where the plants that make up the area covered in water are primarily woody plants or trees. Woody plants would be mangroves or cypress trees

on the other hand, is defined as having no woody plants. The non-woody plants would be saltmarsh grasses, reeds, or sedges.

Question 12

rivers

Answer 12

flowing water. rapids

Question 13

Estuaries

Answer 13

the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.

Question 14

coral reefs

Answer 14

a ridge of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of coral.

Question 15

open ocean

Answer 15

big body of water, sharks, fish

Question 16

Littoral Zone

Answer 16

near shore area where sunlight penetrates all the way to the sediment and allows aquatic plants (macrophytes) to grow. Light levels of about 1% or less of surface values usually define this depth.

Question 17

Benthic Zone

Answer 17

the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean or a lake

Question 18

Invasive Species

Answer 18

non-native to the ecosystem under consideration and. whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health.

Question 19

Endangered Species

Answer 19

animals that has less

Question 20

Mass Extinction

Answer 20

mammoths, dinosaurs