Biomes Flashcards
Biome with low precipitation, low temp, and a high latitude. With plants that live low to the ground including bushes, grasses, mosses, and lichen.
Tundra
Permafrost is found in the Tundra.
True
This is the largest biome.
Boreal Forest
The Boreal Forest has low percipitation, low temp, and high latitude.
True
Conifers like pine and spruce are found here, and has low plant diversity.
Boreal Forest
Biome that has moderate/low precipitation, moderate temps, and moderate latitude.
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Deciduous trees and bushes found here, has rich soil, and high species diversity.
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Temperate Deciduous Forests have a non-distinctive winter.
False, has distinct 4-5 months of winter
Biome that has low & sporadic precipitation, moderate temps, and low latitude. Primary grasses with some shrubs.
Grasslands
Grasslands do not have enough precipitation to support tree growth.
True
Biome with low precipitation, varying temps, and a moderate latitude. Plants are mainly bushes, and the soils are sandy and poor.
Chaparral
Biome with very low precipitation, varying temps, and low or high latitude. Plants include shrubs and cactus (long taproot plants).
Desert
Biome with high precipitation, high temp, and low latitude.
Tropical Forest
The poor soil, and major source of carbon and oxygen production is done here.
Tropical Forest
This freshwater biome is landlocked and has to have 5 acres of water.
Lakes
Northern and Southern lakes have more lifeforms that tropical lakes.
True
Continuously moving body of water.
River
Conditions in a river are same from start to finish.
False, they vary down the length
There are three types of Wetlands.
True
This is a low productivity, and species diversity wetland.
Bog
This is a high productivity, high nutrient, and high diversity wetland.
Marshes or Swamps
You can distinguish a lake from a wetland by the amount of plant life.
True, wetlands have more plants than lakes
Marine biomes are classified by their slat content, depth, and distance from shore.
True
This marine biome is a region where a river empties into the sea. Had a shallow marine ecosystem, and varying salt content.
Estuaries
A zone where sunlight is present in the ocean.
Photic Zone
A zone where sunlight is not present in the ocean.
Aphotic Zone
The benthic zone in on the sea floor and can range in depth.
True
The pelagic zone describes open ocean and surface water.
True
Shallow areas that revealed during ties are called what?
Intertidal
This area is fully submerged, but relatively shallow waters that extend out to the edge of the continental shelf.
Subtidal
Subtidal zones are highly productive, full of nutrients, and have a high oxygen content.
True
This zone lies from 200 meters in depth up until 4,000 meters
Bathyal Zone
This zone lies from 4,000 meters in depth to the bottom of the ocean (no light is found here).
Abyssal Zone
This zone is a relatively stable habitat and is rich in sediments containing the dead and decaying remains of organisms.
Aphotic Benthic Zone
Aquatic biomes are influenced by terrestrial biomes.
True
