Chapter 4.3-4.4 Vocab Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

climate in a certain area that is very different from areas around it

A

Microclimate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

organism’s ability to grow and thrive when conditions aren’t the best

A

Tolerance

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

thick covering that the leaves of tall rain forest trees

A

Canopy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

layer in rainforest where there are shorter vines and trees

A

Understory

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

name for trees that she’d leaves during a certain season each year

A

Deciduous

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

another name for trees that have seed-bearing cones and have needles for leaves

A

Coniferous

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

material formed when leaves and other organic matter is decomposing

A

Humus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

coniferous forest, also known as terrestrial biome

A

Taiga

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

the layer of subsoil that is permanently frozen in the tundra

A

Permafrost

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

tiny free-floating organisms that live in aquatic environments

A

Plankton

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

small photosynthetic organism along with algae that make up plankton, located near the surface of the ocean

A

Phytoplankton

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

tiny organisms that form part of plankton

A

Zooplankton

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

ecosystem where water is present near the soil, or covers the soil for at least part of the year

A

Wetlands

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

wetlands are formed where rivers and oceans meet

A

Estuary

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

parts of organic material that provide food for the organisms at the bottom of an estuary’s food web

A

Detritus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

temperate zone estuary dominated by salt-tolerant organisms above water and sea grasses underwater

A

Salt marsh

17
Q

coastal wetland; dominant organisms are mangroves, which are salt-tolerant woody plants

A

Mangrove swamp

18
Q

zone in the ocean that is well-lit

A

Photic zone

19
Q

located below the photic zone, and is a permanently dark layer of oceans

A

Aphotic zone

20
Q

horizontal banding of organisms that live together in a certain habitat

A

Zonation

21
Q

marine zone that goes from low tide to the end of a continental shelf

A

Coastal ocean

22
Q

coastal ocean community that has a dominant organism-kelp; named after the dominant organism

A

Kelp forest

23
Q

environment named after the many coral animals that make up the structure

A

Coral reef

24
Q

organism that are either attached to or live on the floor of the ocean

A

Benthos

25
Q

many ecosystems that have similar climate and communities

A

Biome