Biomes and Aquatic Ecosystems

Animals avoid hot, dry periods by going into ____________, a sleep like state of inactivity.

The measure of the amount of salts dissolved in water is called

In tropical rainforests, plants called ________ grow on other plants instead of in soil.

Heating /cooling, gravity, wind, and differences in water density are responsible for creating

What distinguishes the major ocean zones of intertidal, neritic, and open ocean?

Which zone of an aquatic ecosystem tends to have the most dissolved oxygen?

What are corals?

Which biome would have the highest net primary productivity?

Kelp forests and coral reefs are found in what ocean zone?

In aquatic ecosystems, light availability is largely a function of water

Most trees in tropical dry forests are __________, (lose their leaves and stop photosynthesis)

Ocean's _______ zone extends out from the low tide mark to the edge of the continental shelf

The depth of the photic zone depends on

Less rain than tropical dry forests, but more rain than deserts, are called __________.

What adaptation would most benefit plants that lived in an area with these conditions?

In lakes and ponds, the shallow near-shore portion of the photic zone is named the _______ zone

Salt marshes and mangrove forests are the two primary types of

Describes a shallow-water wetlands typified by tall, grass-like plants, cattails/bulrushes?

Which of the following characteristics are used to classify biomes?

What data are shown on a standard climatograph?

In aquatic ecosystems, photosynthesis cannot occur in the _________ zone.

Which ocean zone has the lowest productivity?

Adaptations that help seals/whales survive in polar regions?

Lakes, ponds, and wetlands are examples of ____________ ecosystems.

Which of the following describes the benthic zone in an aquatic ecosystem?