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| 5340062032 | biome | A large area or geographical region with distinct plant and animal groups adapted to that environment as well as similar temp + precip |  | 0 |
| 5340080412 | climatogram | diagram that shows average temperature and precipitation of a given biome |  | 1 |
| 5340094323 | cold desert + where | close to eqtr lowest annual precipitation of any biome cold harsh winters + hot dry summers low plant growth (limited by temp + precip) parieries, pampas + steppes |  | 2 |
| 5340112050 | subtropical desert + where | TYPICAL DESERT at 30 degrees N + S of equator high temperatures + dry/arid conditions Sahara, Mojave desert plants= cacti, succulents, euphorbs, aloe vera |  | 3 |
| 5340140728 | temperate desert is the same as... | temperate grassland | 4 | |
| 5340147941 | temperate grassland/temperate desert more info (plants + what commonly happens there) | plants- grasses + non woody flowering plants well adapted to wildfires + frequent grazing by bison grasses grow from roots up | 5 | |
| 5340157703 | polar grassland (known as...) | TUNDRA cold + treeless w/ low growing vegetation short growing season (4 months) winter= completely frozen soil- permafrost |  | 6 |
| 5340170869 | permafrost | Layer of permanently frozen subsoil in the tundra prevents water from draining + roots from penetrating the soil | 7 | |
| 5340357631 | temperate grassland | a biome found in North America, Eurasia, South America and Africa. Characterized by nutrient-rich soil that supports many grass species, a region that has cold winters and rainfall that is intermediate between that of a forest and a desert; characterized by extensive grasses and few trees | 8 | |
| 5340363260 | tropical grassland | warm temps, distinct wet + dry seasons fairly fertile, farmable soil due to high decomposition rates low amnts of precipitation limits plants from using soil nutrients grasses + scattered deciduous trees \ AFRICA, SAVANNA |  | 9 |
| 5340382955 | temperate seasonal forest | recieves over 1m (39m) of precip annually Eastern US, Japan, Austrailia broadleaf deciduous trees (maple oak hickory) soil has good amnt of nutrients- warmer summer favors decomp |  | 10 |
| 5340412581 | chaparral/shrubland | A scrubland biome of dense, spiny evergreen shrubs found at midlatitudes along coasts where cold ocean currents circulate offshore; characterized by mild, rainy winters and long, hot, dry summers. wlidfires=common 12 month growing season (restricted by low precip in summer + ow temps in winter) |  | 11 |
| 5340429947 | boreal forest | US! made up of coniferous (cone bearing) evergreen trees w/ cold winters + short growing seasons between 50-60 degrees N plant growth limited by snow nutrient poor soil from slow decomp |  | 12 |
| 5340434204 | other names for boreal forest | Coniferous, Taiga, polar forest | 13 | |
| 5340448846 | largest biome | Boreal Forest/taiga |  | 14 |
| 5340455689 | temperate rain forest | moderate temps + high precipitation coastal biome, kind of rare ocean currents provide moderate temps 12 month growing season, rainy winters + foggy summers (lots of water vapor in the air from ocean) very large tree growth |  | 15 |
| 5340473276 | tropical rain forest | btwn 20 degrees N + S of the equator high average annual temperatures more biodiversity than anywher else warm + wet with little temperature variation poor nutrients in soil-sucked up quick 2/3 of earths terrestrial biomes |  | 16 |
| 5340495529 | the closer u go to the equator what happens to temp | it gets warmer + does not fluctuate as much | 17 | |
| 5340539182 | tropical/subtropical | hot + subtle seasons | 18 | |
| 5340539183 | temperate | moderate + clear seasons | 19 | |
| 5340542341 | polar | cold + very clear seasons | 20 | |
| 5340546027 | forest | wet | 21 | |
| 5340546028 | grassland | moderate precipitation | 22 | |
| 5340548432 | desert | dry | 23 | |
| 5340552587 | lakes | body of standing water too deep to support emergent vegetation | 24 | |
| 5340558496 | emergent vegetation | plants rooted in the soil who have portions of leaves, stems, and flowers extending above the water's surface | 25 | |
| 5340569819 | lakes vs. ponds | Lakes are larger and deeper than ponds | 26 | |
| 5340576283 | streams | Small, fast flowing bodies of water. |  | 27 |
| 5340697496 | rivers | large wider + carry more than rivers |  | 28 |
| 5340710102 | estuary | A habitat in which the fresh water of a river meets the salt water of the ocean. | 29 | |
| 5340712226 | brackish | water that is mix of fresh and salt water |  | 30 |
| 5340724325 | base of food chain in rivers + streams | little vegetation, rely on organic matter from land as base of food chain | 31 | |
| 5340731275 | littoral zone | shallow area of soil + water near the shore where algae + emergent plants grow a shallow zone in a freshwater habitat where light reaches the bottom and nurtures plants |  | 32 |
| 5340741382 | limnetic zone | open water where rooted plants can no longer survive floating algae/phytoplankton=only photosynthesizers |  | 33 |
| 5340752406 | how deep is the limnetic zone | as deep as light can penetrate | 34 | |
| 5340758854 | profundal zone | zone where sunlight CANT penetrate so producers cant survive |  | 35 |
| 5340771415 | benthic zone | muddy bottom of a lake or pond beneath the limnetic + profundal zone literally the bottom lake or pond bottom, where little to no sunlight can reach |  | 36 |
| 5340782871 | the zone you dot have to have is the... | profundal zone (may be shallow enough so all sunlight can reach) | 37 | |
| 5340785291 | fresh water wetlands | aquatic biomes submerged in water for at least part of each yr, shallow enough to support emergent vegetation | 38 | |
| 5340795502 | highest NPP | swamps | 39 | |
| 5340797574 | swamps | wetalnds that contain emergent trees |  | 40 |
| 5340801305 | marshes | Wetland without trees; in North America, this type of land is characterized by cattails and rushes |  | 41 |
| 5340813136 | bogs( they contain 2 things) | contain moss + spruce trees u can walk on them but u will sinkies |  | 42 |
| 5340825911 | what percent of the ocean is salt + how many ppt | 3.5 % 35 ppt | 43 | |
| 5340828862 | salt marsh | found along the coast in temperate climates- contain non-woody emergent vegetation (most productive biome in world some) |  | 44 |
| 5340837269 | mangrove swamp | found along tropical + subtropical coats, w trees whose roots are submerged in water (mangroves=salt tolerant + protect coast from erosion + storm damage) |  | 45 |
| 5340949013 | intertidal zone | ocean zone from the high tide line to the low tide line, organisms here must withstand changes in air, temperature, and water waves harsh conditions during low tide SHORISH AREA WITH ROCKS/MUSSLES |  | 46 |
| 5340961179 | coastal zone | Warm, nutrient-rich, shallow part of the ocean that extends from the high-tide mark on land to the edge of a shelflike extension of continental land masses known as the continental shelf. (btwn shoreline + con. shelf) high sunlight, commercial fishing, rich nutrients |  | 47 |
| 5340972494 | coral reefs | found in war, shallow waters beyond the shoreline bad nutrients most diverse biome | 48 | |
| 5340981267 | coral bleaching | Occurs when a coral becomes stressed and expels most of its colorful algae, leaving an underlying ghostly white skeleton |  | 49 |
| 5340984822 | open ocean - how deep can sunlight penetrate | depth that light can penetrate in dependent on amnt of sediment + algae in the water max. 200m | 50 | |
| 5340991320 | photic zone | Portion of the marine biome that is shallow enough for sunlight to penetrate. |  | 51 |
| 5340996867 | aphotic zone | dark layer of the oceans below the photic zone where sunlight does not penetrate |  | 52 |
| 5341000468 | chemosynthesis | Process by which some organisms, such as certain bacteria, use chemical energy to produce carbohydrates |  | 53 |
| 5341002818 | where does chemosynthesis occur + what does it use | aphotic zones methane/hydrogen sulfide |  | 54 |
