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Chapter 13.2 Flashcards

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What is the portion of the Earth where life exists?

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Biosphere

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What are the broad categories based on plant and animal life that the world is divided into?

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Biomes

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What is the dominant plant species within a biome?

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Climax vegetation

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What is the term for the dominant plant and animal species?

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Climax Community

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What is the term for all the living things in an ecosystem?

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Community

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What are all the organisms of one species in an ecosystem called?

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Population

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What is the biome with long, harsh winters that has no trees because the ground is too frozen?

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Arctic tundra

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What is the term for the tundra biome near the top of mountains?

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Alpine tundra

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What is the layer of permanently frozen ground in a tundra biome?

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Permafrost

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What biome has long, harsh winters, but does have trees?

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Boreal forest

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What forest biome is most of the US, Europe, and Asia an example of?

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Temperate deciduous forest

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What biome includes the African savannas, Russian steppes, North American Great Plains, and Argentinian pampas?

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Grasslands

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What are the hottest and driest biomes?

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Deserts

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What hot, humid biomes near the equator have a year-round growing season due to the amount of rain they receive?

A

Tropical Rainforest

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Which aquatic biomes have little to no salt?

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Freshwater biomes

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What aquatic biomes have water that is at least 3.5% salt?

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Saltwater biomes

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What is the term for an ocean biome?

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Marine biome

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What is an aquatic biome too salty to be freshwater but not salty enough to be saltwater?

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Brackish biome

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What is the marine biome closest to the shore?

A

Intertidal zone

20
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What marine zone extends to the edge of the continental shelf?

A

Neritic Zone

21
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What is the ocean zone furthest from the shore?

A

Oceanic zone

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