Biomes Flashcards
(22 cards)
Tropical Rain Forest
Has high average temps and high amounts of rain fall
Temperate Rain Forest
Woodland of a usually mild climatic area within the temperate zone that receives heavy rainfall, usually includes numerous kinds of trees, and distinguished from a tropical rain forest especially by the presence of a dominant tree
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Dominated by trees that lose their leaves each year. They are found in areas with warm, moist summers and mild winters
Taiga
swampy coniferous forest of high northern latitudes, especially that between the Tundra and steppes of Siberia and North America
Savanna
A grassy plain in the tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees
Temperate Grassland
Division of a larger biome grouping of grasslands that include tropical savannas
Chaparral
Vegetation consisting chiefly of tangled shrubs and thorny bushed
Desert
A dry barren area of land, covered with sand characteristically waterless and without vegetation
Tundra
Flat treeless Arctic region
Pond
Inland body of standing water that is smaller than a lake
Lake
Large body of water surrounded by land
Marsh
An area of low-lying land that is flooded in wet seasons or high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times
Swamp
An area of a low-lying uncultivated ground where water collects
River
Large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea or a lake
Estuaries
The tidal mouth of a large river
Coral Reefs
A ridge of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit coral
Open Ocean
Where the Deep water is on the ocean
Littoral Zone
Near shore area
Benthic Zone
Lowest level of a body of water
Invasive Species
Organism that is not native and has negative effects.
Endangered Species
A species of animal or plant that is seriously at risk of extinction
Mass Extinction
Sudden global decrease of life forms
