Biomes Flashcards
Tropical Rainforest
Rainy or dry, near equator, no winter
Temperate Rainforest
Eastern North America, Asia Europe, Winter
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Four seasons, perennial herbs.
Taiga
Winter and summer, not many species or plants
Savanna
Grassland, not much rainfall,
Temperate Grassland
More trees and shrubs, wildfires, less rain than tropical savannas
Chaparral
vegetation consisting of tangled shrubs and thorny bushes.
Desert
Little rain, hostile, lack of vegetation
Tundra
Short growing seasons, cold, poor nutrients,
Lakes and Ponds
Freshwater, biotic and abiotic factors
Marsh and Swamps
Standing water, lots of plant species, highest species diversity
Rivers
Flowing water, Springs, fish inhabitants
Estuaries
Where the tide meets the stream
Coral Reefs
a ridge of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of coral
Open Ocean
sunlit top layer of the ocean
Littoral Zone
near shore area where sunlight gets all the way to the sediment and allows aquatic plants to grow.
Benthic Zone
the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean or a lake, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers
Invasive Species
plants, animals, or pathogens that are non-native to the ecosystem
Endangered Species
a species of animal or plant that is seriously at risk of extinction
Mass Extinction
widespread and rapid decrease in the biodiversity on Earth.
