biomes Flashcards
(20 cards)
hot, moist biome found near Earth’s equator
Tropical Rain forest
woodland of a usually rather mild climatic area within the temperate zone that receives heavy rainfall, usually includes numerous kinds of trees, and is distinguished from a tropical rain forest especially by the presence of a dominant tree.
Temperate Rain forest
forests that are dominated by trees that lose their leaves each year
Temperate Deciduous Forest
sometimes swampy coniferous forest of high northern latitudes, especially that between the tundra and steppes of Siberia and North America
Taiga
a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees
Savanna
a division of a larger biome grouping of grasslands that includes tropical savannas
Temperate Grassland
vegetation consisting chiefly of tangled shrubs and thorny bushes.
Chaparral
a barren area of land where little precipitation occurs and consequently living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life
Desert
a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen
Tundra
water is deep enough that light does not penetrate to the bottom, and photosynthesis is limited to the top layer, the body of water is considered a
is a body of water shallow enough to support rooted plants
Lakes and Ponds
is a place where the plants that make up the area covered in water are primarily woody plants or trees. Woody plants would be mangroves or cypress trees
Marsh and Swamps
a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.
Rivers
the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.
Estuaries
a ridge of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of coral.
Coral Reefs
n deep water, the pelagic zone is sometimes called the
Open Ocean
is the near shore area where sunlight penetrates all the way to the sediment and allows aquatic plants (macrophytes) to grow
Littoral Zone
is the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean or a lake, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers
Benthic Zone
As per Executive Order 13112 an “” is defined as a species that is: 1) non-native (or alien) to the ecosystem under consideration and. 2) whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health
Invasive Species
a species of animal or plant that is seriously at risk of extinction.
Endangered Species
is a relatively sudden, global decrease in the diversity of life forms
Mass Extinction
