Science Study Guide Flashcards
What is an ecosystem?
A limited area where living and nonliving things interact
What is the difference between abiotic and biotic factors?
Biotic is living, abiotic is nonliving
What is the biosphere?
The habitable portions of the earth, are very large and diverse
Desserts can be_____(temp)
very hot and very cold
Very little___makes it to the floor of a forest
sunlight
The intertitle zone is part of the______biome
marine
There are different organisms in different parts of a _____
biome
What is the understory of a forest?
Plants that grow beneath the canopy
Which biome has the greatest diversity of living things?
tropical rainforest
What is brackish water?
The salt is somewhere between freshwater and seawater.
What biome are coral reefs found in?
Marine
What is an animal’s role in an ecosystem called?
niche
Where are tundra in the world?
North America, to Europe, and Siberia in Asia
Characteristics of the Coniferous Forest
in far northern North America, Europe, and Asia, winters are long, snowy, and cold, while short summers are warm and moist.
Characteristics of the Deciduous forest
a biome with four seasons, mild temperatures, around 100cm of yearly rainfall, and deciduous trees as the climax vegetation.
Characteristics of the Chaparral
found in coastal areas with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers
Characteristics of the desert
A biome that receives very little water and is very hot and very cold
Characteristics of the freshwater
where the water contains little or no salt including lakes, swamps, ponds, and bogs.
Characteristics of the grassland
A large open area of the country is covered with grass, especially one used for grazing.
Characteristics of the marine
found in or produced by the sea (the ocean)
Characteristics of the savanna
one of the regions of the world that are not quite either forest or grasslands, but rather something in between.
Characteristics of the Tropical rain forest
-they are combining year-round warmth and large amounts of rainfall with a lack of dry season
Characteristics of the tundra
very cold, lots of snow animals such as polar bear
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