Chapter 52

Question 1

Abiotic

Answer 1

Nonliving; referring to the physical and chemical properties of an environment

Question 2

Abyssal Zone

Answer 2

The part of the ocean’s benthic zone between 2,000 and 6,000 meters deep

Question 3

Aphotic Zone

Answer 3

The part of an ocean or lake beneath the photic zone, where light doesn’t penetrate sufficiently for photosynthesis

Question 4

Benthic Zone

Answer 4

The bottom surface of an aquatic environment

Question 5

Benthos

Answer 5

The communities of organisms living in the benthic zone of an aquatic biome

Question 6

Biomes

Answer 6

Any of the world’s major ecosystem types, characterized by adaptations of organisms to that particular environment

Question 7

Biotic

Answer 7

pertaining to the living factors -the organisms- in an environment

Question 8

Canopy

Answer 8

The uppermost layer of vegetation in a terrestrial biome

Question 9

Chaparral

Answer 9

A scrubland biome of dense, spiny evergreen shrubs found at midlatitudes along coasts where cold ocean currents circulate offshore; mild, rainy winters, and long, hot dry summers

Question 10

Climate

Answer 10

the long-term prevailing weather conditions in a given area. temperature, precipitation, sunlight, wind

Question 11

Climograph

Answer 11

A plot of the temperature and precipitation in a particular region

Question 12

Coral Reefs

Answer 12

Typically a warm-water, tropical ecosystem dominated by the hard skeletal structures secreted primarily by corals. Some also exist in cold, deep waters

Question 13

Detritus

Answer 13

Dead organic matter

Question 14

Desert

Answer 14

A terrestrial biome characterized by very low precipitation

Question 15

Dispersal

Answer 15

The movement of individuals or gametes away from their parent location. Sometimes expands geographic range of a population or species

Question 16

Disturbance

Answer 16

An event such as a storm, fire, or human activity that changes a community (not necessarily bad)

Question 17

Ecology

Answer 17

The scientific study of the interactions between organisms and the environment

Question 18

Ecotone

Answer 18

The transition from one type of habitat/ecosystem to another, such as transition from a forest to a grassland

Question 19

Estuary

Answer 19

The area where a freshwater stream or river merges with the ocean

Question 20

Intertidal Zone

Answer 20

The shallow zone of the ocean adjacent to land between the high and low tide lines

Question 21

Lakes

Answer 21

Large inland bodies of standing water

Question 22

Macroclimate

Answer 22

Large-scale patterns in climate; the climate of an entire region

Question 23

Marine Benthic Zone

Answer 23

The Ocean floor

Question 24

Microclimate

Answer 24

Climate patterns on a very fine scale, such as the specific climatic conditions underneath a log

Question 25

Northern Coniferous forest

Answer 25

A terrestrial biome characterized by long, cold winters and dominated by cone-bearing trees

Question 26

Oceanic Pelagic Zone

Answer 26

Most of the ocean’s waters far from shore ,constantly mixed by ocean currents

Question 27

Pelagic Zone

Answer 27

The open-water component of aquatic biomes

Question 28

Photic Zone

Answer 28

The narrow top layer of an ocean or lake where light penetrates sufficiently for photosynthesis

Question 29

Savanna

Answer 29

A tropical grassland biome with scattered individual trees and large herbivores (occasional fires and droughts)

Question 30

Streams and Rivers

Answer 30

Bodies of water known for their speed and volume of flow

Question 31

Temperate Broadleaf Forest

Answer 31

A biome located throughout midlatitude regions where there is sufficient moisture to support broadleaf deciduous trees

Question 32

Temperate Grassland

Answer 32

A terrestrial biome that exists at midlatitude regions

Question 33

Tropical Forest

Answer 33

A terrestrial biome with relatively high temperatures and precipitation overall

Question 34

Tropics

Answer 34

Regions that lie between 23.5° north and 23.5° south latitude

Question 35

Tundra

Answer 35

A terrestrial biome at the extreme limits of plant growth. At the northernmost limits, it is called arctic tundra and and high altitude where plant forms are limited to low shrubby or mat like vegetation, it is called alpine tundra

Question 36

Wetlands

Answer 36

A habitat that is inundated by water at least some of the time and that supports plants adapted to water-saturated soil