Ch. 3

Question 0

limiting factor

Answer 0

abiotic/biotic factor that restricts the numbers and reproduction, or distribution of organisms

Question 1

community

Answer 1

group of interacting populations that also includes plants, other animals, bacteria, & fungi

Question 2

tolerance

Answer 2

ability of an organism to survive when subjected to abiotic factors/biotic factors

Question 3

ecological succession

Answer 3

establishment of a community in an area of exposed rock that doesn’t have any topsoil

Question 4

climax community

Answer 4

stable, mature community that results when there is little change in the composition of species

Question 5

secondary succession

Answer 5

orderly and predictable change that takes place after a community of organisms has been removed but the soil has remained intact

Question 6

weather

Answer 6

condition of the atmosphere at a specific place and time

Question 7

latitude

Answer 7

the distance of any point on the surface of the earth north or south from the equator

Question 8

climate

Answer 8

average weather conditions in an area including temperature and precipitation

Question 9

tundra

Answer 9

treeless biome with a layer of permanently frozen soil below the surface called permafrost

Question 10

boreal forest

Answer 10

broad band of dense evergreen forest extending south across north america europe and asia

Question 11

temperate forest

Answer 11

composed of broad leaved, deciduous trees

Question 12

temperate forest

Answer 12

Composed of broad-leaved, deciduous trees that shed their leaves in autumn

Question 13

woodlands

Answer 13

Found in areas with less annual rainfall than in temperate forest

Question 14

grassland

Answer 14

A biome that is characterized by fertile soils that are able to support a thick cover of grasses

Question 15

desert

Answer 15

any area in which the annual rate of evaporation exceeds the rate of precipitation

Question 16

tropical savanna

Answer 16

Characterized by grasses and scattered trees in climates that receive less precipitation than some other tropical areas

Question 17

tropical seasonal rainforest

Answer 17

grow in areas of Africa, Asia, Australia, and South and Central America

Question 18

tropical rainforest

Answer 18

Warm temperatures and large amount of rainfall throughout the year

Question 19

sediment

Answer 19

material that is deposited by water,wind, or glaciers

Question 20

littoral zone

Answer 20

the area closest to the shore

Question 21

limnetic zone

Answer 21

the open water that is well lit and is dominated by plankton

Question 22

plankton

Answer 22

free-floating photosynthetic autotrophs that live in freshwater or marine ecosystems

Question 23

profundal zone

Answer 23

minimal light is able to penetrate through the lemnetic zone into the deepest areas of a large lake

Question 24

wetlands

Answer 24

areas of land such as marshes,swaps, and bogs that are saturated with water and that support aquatic plants

Question 25

estuary

Answer 25

an ecosystem that is formed where freshwater from a river or stream merges with salt water from the ocean

Question 26

intertidal zone

Answer 26

a narrow band where the oceans meet land

Question 27

photic zone

Answer 27

the area to a depth of about 200 m of the pelagic zone

Question 28

aphotic zone

Answer 28

an area where sunlight is unable to penetrate

Question 29

benthic zone

Answer 29

the area along the ocean floor that consists of sand,salt, and dead organisms

Question 30

abyssal zone

Answer 30

the deepest region of the ocean