Ch 6 Key Terms

Question 1

Biome

Answer 1

a large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plants and animal communities

Question 2

climate

Answer 2

the average weather in a area for long period of time

Question 3

latitude

Answer 3

the distance north or south from the equator, in degrees

Question 4

altitude

Answer 4

the height of an object above a reference point

Question 5

Tropical rain forest

Answer 5

forest or jungle near the equator with a large amount of rain.

Question 6

emergent layer

Answer 6

the top foliage layer in a forest

Question 7

canopy

Answer 7

the layers of the tree tops that shade the forest floor

Question 8

epiphyte

Answer 8

plant that uses another plant for support but not for nourishment

Question 9

understory

Answer 9

a foliage layer that is beneath and shaded by the main canopy of a forest

Question 10

temperate rain forest

Answer 10

a biome with cool humid weather and abundant rainfall

Question 11

temperate deciduous forest

Answer 11

a forest that is characterized by trees that shed their leaves in the fall.

Question 12

taiga

Answer 12

a region of evergreen forest below the Arctic and subarctic tundra regions

Question 13

savanna

Answer 13

a plan full of grasses and trees

Question 14

temperate grasslands

Answer 14

a community that is dominated by grasses, has few trees, cold winters, and rainfall

Question 15

chaparral

Answer 15

a type of vegetation that includes broadleaved evergreen shrubs, and is located in areas with hot dry summers

Question 16

desert

Answer 16

region that has little or no vegetation, long periods without rain, and extreme temperatures

Question 17

tundra

Answer 17

a treeless plain that is located in the arctic or Antarctic