Ch.6 Key Terms

Question 1

biome

Answer 1

a community of plants and animals living together

Question 2

climate

Answer 2

weather/temperature of a certain region or area

Question 3

latitude

Answer 3

the angular distance of the earth/the north and south poles

Question 4

altitude

Answer 4

the height of anything

Question 5

tropical rain forest

Answer 5

tropical rainforest are only founded in tropical areas and have no dry climate/month

Question 6

emergent layer

Answer 6

the highest layer of the rainforest a receives the most light

Question 7

canopy

Answer 7

a cloth type roof or structure.

Question 8

epiphyte

Answer 8

a non parasitic plant that grows on another plant

Question 9

understory

Answer 9

a layer of vegetation underneath the canopy

Question 10

temperate rain forest

Answer 10

around in oceanic moist areas

Question 11

temperate deciduous forest

Answer 11

most common forests around the world but are not ever greens.

Question 12

taiga

Answer 12

a swampy version of a forest

Question 13

savana

Answer 13

a grassy more desert type of a forest

Question 14

temperate

Answer 14

temperatures in different regions

Question 15

grassland

Answer 15

a large open area with no buildings or trees

Question 16

chaparral

Answer 16

coastal inland mountain vegiatation

Question 17

desert

Answer 17

like a grassland but theirs sand

Question 18

tundra

Answer 18

mostly found in Europe, Asia, and North America and is permanently frozen.

Question 19

permafrost

Answer 19

a subsurface layer of soil that is permafrost frozen