Biomes, Climates, and Succession

Where the most direct heating of the earth occurs

Biome with the greatest biodiversitiy

Where algae, snails, fish, and amphibians are found in lakes or ponds.

Fertile soil, hot summers, cold winters, grazing animals

Type of fresh water that is high in oxygen.

The overall temperature and precipitation of a region is known:

Succession that takes place on newly formed land without soil or previous life is called:

Part of lake or pond that has plankton and most fishes.

Biome shown below

Occurs along western coasts of the Americas, Africa, and Australia. Mostly shrubs with hot summers and cool wet winters.

Trees that are decidous and lose their leaves in the fall/winter. Cold winters and humid summers.

Extremely cold, long winters, little precipitation, permafrost, animals adapted to extreme cold.

An example of a pioneer species is a(n):

Atmospheric conditions that are day to day.

The main difference between primary and secondary succession is:

The open ocean is made of the:

The cold, dark, oxygen poor parts of a lake or pond.

68% of all freshwater can be found in:

Marine ecosystems are different than freshwater due to the amount of:

An example of a climax community would be:

Biome of picture below

A nutrient poor lake is called:

The process by which communities in an ecosystem change due changing biotic and abiotic factors is known as:

Which of the following is NOT one of the climate zones?

Percent of water on earth that is fresh water.

All the groups of populations that inhabit the same ecosystem are called the:

The stable mature community with little change in species is known as the:

Marine zone where species need to be adapted to changing conditions.