CHAP. 6 Flashcards
biome
a large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animals communities
climate
the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
latitude
the distance north or south from the equator ;expressed in degrees
altitude
the height of an object above a reference point such as sea level or the earth’s surface
tropical rain forest
is a hot, moist biome found near Earth’s equator
emergent layer
is the name given to the tops of trees that poke up above the rainforest canopy.
canopy
n overhanging projection or covering, as a long canvas awning stretching from the doorway of a building to a curb.
epiphyte
a plant that grows on another plant but is not parasitic, such as the numerous ferns, bromeliads, air plants, and orchids growing on tree trunks in tropical rainforests.
understory
a layer of vegetation beneath the main canopy of a forest.
temperate deciduous forest
is a biome that has many deciduous trees which drop their leaves in the fall.
taiga
the sometimes swampy coniferous forest of high northern latitudes, especially that between the tundra and steppes of Siberia and North America.
savanna
a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees.
temperate grassland
are characterized as having grasses as the dominant vegetation.
chaparral
is applied primarily to the coastal and inland mountain vegetation of southwestern North America
desert
abandon (a person, cause, or organization) in a way considered disloyal or treacherous.
