Vocabulary Review Ch 21 Ecosystems. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and...
-
Upload
matilda-barrett -
Category
Documents
-
view
220 -
download
3
Transcript of Vocabulary Review Ch 21 Ecosystems. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and...
![Page 1: Vocabulary Review Ch 21 Ecosystems. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities Biome.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022081514/56649d345503460f94a0a580/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Vocabulary Vocabulary ReviewReview
Ch 21Ch 21
EcosystemsEcosystems
![Page 2: Vocabulary Review Ch 21 Ecosystems. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities Biome.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022081514/56649d345503460f94a0a580/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
A large region characterized by a
specific type of climate and
certain types of plant and animal
communitiesBiome
![Page 3: Vocabulary Review Ch 21 Ecosystems. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities Biome.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022081514/56649d345503460f94a0a580/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
A treeless plain that is located in the Arctic or Antarctic and that is
characterized by very low winter temperatures;
short, cool summers; and vegetation that consists of grasses, lichens, and
perennial herbs
Tundra
![Page 4: Vocabulary Review Ch 21 Ecosystems. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities Biome.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022081514/56649d345503460f94a0a580/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
In arctic regions, the permanently
frozen layer of soil or subsoil
Permafrost
![Page 5: Vocabulary Review Ch 21 Ecosystems. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities Biome.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022081514/56649d345503460f94a0a580/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
A region of forest or jungle that is located near the equator and that is characterized by large amounts of
rain and little variation in temperature
Tropical Forest
![Page 6: Vocabulary Review Ch 21 Ecosystems. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities Biome.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022081514/56649d345503460f94a0a580/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
The layers of treetops that
shade the forest floor
Canopy
![Page 7: Vocabulary Review Ch 21 Ecosystems. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities Biome.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022081514/56649d345503460f94a0a580/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
A plant that uses another plant for support, but not for nourishment
Epiphyte
![Page 8: Vocabulary Review Ch 21 Ecosystems. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities Biome.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022081514/56649d345503460f94a0a580/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
A tree belonging to a group of tree species that bear
their seeds in cones and tend to
be evergreen
Coniferous Tree
![Page 9: Vocabulary Review Ch 21 Ecosystems. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities Biome.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022081514/56649d345503460f94a0a580/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
A tree that sheds and regrows its
leaves in response to seasonal
changes
Deciduous Tree
![Page 10: Vocabulary Review Ch 21 Ecosystems. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities Biome.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022081514/56649d345503460f94a0a580/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
A region of forest that has pronounced seasons, moderate temperatures,
and moderate precipitation;
characterized by trees that shed their leaves in
the fall
Temperate deciduous
forest
![Page 11: Vocabulary Review Ch 21 Ecosystems. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities Biome.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022081514/56649d345503460f94a0a580/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
A plain full of grasses and scattered trees and shrubs; found in
tropical and subtropical habitats
and mainly in regions with a dry climate, such as East Africa
Savanna
![Page 12: Vocabulary Review Ch 21 Ecosystems. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities Biome.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022081514/56649d345503460f94a0a580/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
A type of vegetation that includes broad-
leafed evergreen shrubs and that is
located in areas with hot, dry summers and
mild, wet winters
Chaparral
![Page 13: Vocabulary Review Ch 21 Ecosystems. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities Biome.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022081514/56649d345503460f94a0a580/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
A region that has little or no vegetation, long periods without rain,
and extreme temperatures; usually
found in warm climates
Desert
![Page 14: Vocabulary Review Ch 21 Ecosystems. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities Biome.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022081514/56649d345503460f94a0a580/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
The deeper parts of the ocean,
where there is so little light that plants cannot
carry out photosynthesisAphotic zone
![Page 15: Vocabulary Review Ch 21 Ecosystems. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities Biome.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022081514/56649d345503460f94a0a580/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
The area of an aquatic system that receives
enough light for photosynthesis to
occur
Photic zone
![Page 16: Vocabulary Review Ch 21 Ecosystems. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities Biome.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022081514/56649d345503460f94a0a580/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
An area along ocean shorelines that lies between
low and high water lines
Intertidal zone
![Page 17: Vocabulary Review Ch 21 Ecosystems. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities Biome.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022081514/56649d345503460f94a0a580/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
A shallow marine environment that is
near the shore or over the continental shelf
and that is rich in minerals and nutrients
produced by biotic activity
Neritic zone
![Page 18: Vocabulary Review Ch 21 Ecosystems. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities Biome.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022081514/56649d345503460f94a0a580/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
The regions of the open sea that lie
beyond and between the continental
shelves
Oceanic zone
![Page 19: Vocabulary Review Ch 21 Ecosystems. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities Biome.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022081514/56649d345503460f94a0a580/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
The upper, central, or open region of a
body of water
Pelagic zone
![Page 20: Vocabulary Review Ch 21 Ecosystems. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities Biome.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022081514/56649d345503460f94a0a580/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
The bottom region of oceans and bodies of fresh
water
Benthic zone
![Page 21: Vocabulary Review Ch 21 Ecosystems. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities Biome.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022081514/56649d345503460f94a0a580/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
The mass of mostly microscopic
organisms that float or drift freely in the waters of aquatic (freshwater and
marine) environmentsPlankton
![Page 22: Vocabulary Review Ch 21 Ecosystems. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities Biome.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022081514/56649d345503460f94a0a580/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
An area where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the
ocean; the part of a river where the tides
meet the river currentEstuary
![Page 23: Vocabulary Review Ch 21 Ecosystems. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities Biome.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022081514/56649d345503460f94a0a580/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg)
A lake that contains a large
amount of decaying organic matter and lacks
oxygen as a result
Eutrophic lake
![Page 24: Vocabulary Review Ch 21 Ecosystems. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities Biome.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022081514/56649d345503460f94a0a580/html5/thumbnails/24.jpg)
A lake that lacks organic nutrients and, as a result,
contains high levels of dissolved oxygen in its lower
layerOligotrophic
lake
![Page 25: Vocabulary Review Ch 21 Ecosystems. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities Biome.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022081514/56649d345503460f94a0a580/html5/thumbnails/25.jpg)
An area of land that is covered in fresh water for at least part of each
year
Freshwater wetland