biomes Flashcards

1
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tropical rainforest

A

woodland with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches

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2
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temperate rainforast

A

woodland rather mild climatic area receives heavy rainfall

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3
Q

temperate deciduous forest

A

dominated by trees that lose their leaves each year

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4
Q

taiga

A

the sometimes swampy coniferous forest of high northern latitudes

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5
Q

savanna

A

a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions with few trees

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6
Q

temperate grassland

A

larger biome grouping of grassland

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7
Q

chaparral

A

vegetation consisting chiefly of tangled thorny bushes

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8
Q

desert

A

dry area with no trees

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9
Q

tundra

A

a vast flat treeless arctic

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10
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lakes and ponds

A

water is deep enough can not see bottom, water shallow enough to support rooted plantes

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11
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marsh and swamps

A

make up the area covered in water are primarily woody plants, having no woody plants

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12
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rivers

A

a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea

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13
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estuaries

A

the tidal mouth of a large river

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14
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coral reefs

A

a ridge of rock in the sea formed by the growth

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15
Q

open ocean

A

the pelagic zone is sometimes called the

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16
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littoral zone

A

the near shore area where sunlight penetrates all the way to the sediment

17
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benthic zone

A

lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean

18
Q

invasive species

A

likely to cause economic harm to human health

19
Q

endangered species

A

plant that is seriously at risk of extinction

20
Q

mass extinction

A

a relatively sudden global decreace in the diversity of life forms