Duplicate of Biomes and Aquatic ecosystem

Animals that can survive the polar ice do so because of a highly productive marine ecosystem

Organic matter or bimass that remains after cellular resperation

A grouping of ecosystems with similar biotic and abiotic elements

Coastalpoint of contact between freshwater and saltwater mix = “brackish” water is an

The zone of a pond or lake that extends from the littoral zone & is only as deep as light reach

What mangrove can be easily identified by it's prop roots ?

Grassland subtype with seasonal drought, dotted with stands of trees and large mammals IE lions

Serves as a nursery and feeding ground for many aquatic species

What percentage of Earth's water is freshwater?

Ocean floor; deepest parts do not get any sunlight and are very cold.

Biomewith low growing evergreen shrubs, pines and scrub oak, wet mild winter, hot dry summers

Burning fossil fuels adds to greenhouse gasses

75  to 200 cm/yr rainfall, milder winters with warm to hot summers & deciduous trees

Extremely fertile soil, most of this biome has been destroyed for agricultur

The three types of mangrove are

Salinity, depth, temperature, etc., are examples of

wetland associated with streams or rivers

Wetland dominated by woody plants/trees

Aquatic ecosystems are classified by things such as salinity, depth, flowing or standing still

Peat forming with acidic water, low nutrients and water mostly from rain

Animals that can survive the polar ice do so because of a highly productive marine ecosystem

Wetland with grasses, brackish water and effected by the oceans tides

Review control group, and variables for scientific experiments

Trees such as Beeches, Oaks, Maples and hickories that loose their leaves seasonaly.

This highly diverse biome is losing apx 1 acre every second and can not be replaced

Poor acidic soil with over 200 cm/yr rainfall, high biomass productivity & biodiversity

Trachemys scripta scripta, Trachemys scripta elegans, and Trachemys venusta are all the same

Extremily fertile soil, most of this biome has been destroyed for agriculture

when wetlands decreaseflood peak and increase flow during drought it is called the

Dormant state some mammals use to survive cold winters

A halophyte that has pneumataphores projecting from the soil and excretes salt through leaves

Taiga is under threat by ore mining, oil drilling and habitat fragmentation

Cold dry region devoid of terrestrial plant life

Mildwet winters, warm dry summers, typical of California coastal area is

The area where the ocean meets the land, it is exposed to air for part of the day

Dormant state entered by amphibians to avoid dry, hot conditions

Theseasonal movement of organisms into and out of an area is called

occuralong streams in poorly drained depressions, and in shallow water along edges of lakes.

Coniferous trees, cold snowy winters, warm and rainy summer with fur-bearing mammals

In the rain forest trees form a dense covering called the

Very little rainfall but still has marshes & bogs due permafrost.

Peat forming wetland with high nutrient content and water containing minerals, non rain sources

between 1955 and 1975 we lost apx 550,000 acres of wetland per year

Nitrogen fixation can be accomplished naturally by lightning strike or by

An organism that is "salt loving" is a/an

A plant that grows on other plants rather than in the soil

Characterized by flora and fauna specialized to survive with little water

The average conditions including temerature and precipitation over a given area for a long time

Review what is science, fake science and pseudo-science

Notothenioids are fish that have an “_______” protein in their blood