Ch 6 Biomes Review

In aquatic ecosystems, net primary productivity is related to 2 things. Pick one.

Water with a salinity that is greater than fresh water but less than saltwater is 

Which ecosystem is NOT considered standing freshwater ecosystem

True or False:  Swamps have mostly woody shrubs and trees, but marshes have mostly grasses.

A criteria for classifying aquatic ecosystems

Which statement about the littoral zone in a lake or pond is true

Which biome would have the lowest net primary production

Which biome would have the highest net primary production?

Trees such as cedars and spruces, which do not lose their leaves at any time of year

The solid line = rain and the dashed line = temp. What are conditions in the area labeled (A)?

Day-to-day conditions in Earth's atmosphere, such as “sunny and humid,” 

Marshes,swamps, and bogs are examples of

Which zone of an aquatic ecosystem has the highest temperatures?

The zone where no sunlight penetrates and photosynthesis cannot take place

Ecologists classify ecosystems into these broad categories

Where rivers flow into the ocean, mixing fresh water with saltwater, are called

To help them survive in the tundra, caribou have various adaptations, such as

Rate at which plants convert solar energy into energy stored in the bonds of organic sugars

Plants that make up the understory in tropical rain forests have large, flat leaves to

Name of the type of large brown algae that grows from the ocean floor of continental shelves

What percentage of Earth's surface is covered in water?

This zone begins at the edge of the continental shelf and extends outward into deeper water

Which zone of an aquatic ecosystem tends to have more life

In which ocean zones do crabs, mussels, anemone, barnacles, and sea stars live?

A wetland that is entirely covered with thick,floating mats of vegetation.