Chapter 34 Vocab

Question 1

Abiotic

Answer 1

Non living

Question 2

Biotic

Answer 2

Living

Question 3

biosphere

Answer 3

All the ecosystems on earth

Question 4

Habitat

Answer 4

Specific environment in which organisms live, biotic and abiotic factors

Question 5

Local climates

Answer 5

Different climates and places close together

Question 6

Microclimate

Answer 6

Marian climate in a small area protected from external changes

Question 7

Tropical rain forest

Answer 7

Near equator, high rainfall

Question 8

Savanna

Answer 8

African plains

Question 9

Desert

Answer 9

Very little rainfall

Question 10

Chapperall

Answer 10

Temperate, coastal, green shrubs. Around Mediterranean Sea, California

Question 11

Temperate grassland

Answer 11

American Prairie, many grasses

Question 12

Temperate deciduous forest

Answer 12

Leafy trees, moderate rainfall

Question 13

Coniferous forest

Answer 13

Pine, Spruce, Fir trees

Question 14

Tundra

Answer 14

Bitter cold, windy. Near polls

Question 15

Estuaries

Answer 15

Mixing mouth of stream/river with ocean

Question 16

Coral reefs

Answer 16

Tabor squirrels, fish, plants, algae, and other animals

Question 17

Deep-sea vents

Answer 17

Very deep underwater, dark, cold. Thence release heat and chemicals, support life

Question 18

Ecosystem

Answer 18

Community of organisms and the non-living