VOCAB LIST 2

Question 1

change of a substance from a liquid to a gas

Answer 1

evaporation

Question 2

change of state from a gas to a liquid

Answer 2

condensation

Question 3

evaporation of water from plants

Answer 3

transpiration

Question 4

the burning of a substance

Answer 4

combustion

Question 5

the replacement of one type of community by another at a single place over a period of time.

Answer 5

succession

Question 6

variety of living things in a certain area

Answer 6

biodiversity

Question 7

large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities.

Answer 7

biome

Question 8

also known as coniferous forest. has trees with pines and leaves with a thick, waxy coating. average temp = 14 degrees C in summer, -10 degrees C in winter. Has finches, elk, porcupines, chickadees, etc.

Answer 8

taiga

Question 9

a treeless plain found in the Arctic, in the Antarctic, or on the tops of mountains that is characterized by very low winter temps and short, cool summers.

Answer 9

tundra

Question 10

a grassland that often has scattered trees and is found in tropical and subtropical areas where seasonal rains, fires, and droughts occur.

Answer 10

savanna

Question 11

a wetland ecosystem in which shrubs and trees grow

Answer 11

swamp

Question 12

a treeless wetland ecosystem where plants such as grasses grow

Answer 12

marsh

Question 13

an area where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean.

Answer 13

estuary

Question 14

shedding/casting off an outer layer or covering and the formation of its replacement.

Answer 14

molting

Question 15

organism that synthesizes its own food

Answer 15

autotroph

Question 16

organism that can’t synthesize its own food and is dependent on complex organic substances.

Answer 16

heterotroph

Question 17

a layer of soil that is frozen all year-round in a polar tundra

Answer 17

permafrost

Question 18

the zone, at high altitudes or latitudes, beyond which no trees grow

Answer 18

tree line

Question 19

a phase between 2 months of molting in the development of an insect larva or other invertebrate animal

Answer 19

instar

Question 20

the mass of mostly microscopic organisms that float/drift freely in freshwater and marine environments. Uses photosynthesis to make own food.

Answer 20

plankton

Question 21

a combination of algae and fungus that often grows on trees, rocks, and walls.

Answer 21

lichens

Question 22

trees that lose their leaves in Autumn

Answer 22

deciduous

Question 23

trees that remain green all year-round

Answer 23

coniferous

Question 24

layer of water in between surface and deep zone. 300-700m below sea level. water temp. drops faster with depth than other 2 zones.

Answer 24

thermocline.

Question 25

treetops in a tropical rain forest

Answer 25

canopy