Biomes Unit Vocabulary

1. Biomes Unit Vocabulary

2. The very slow movement of the continents is _________________. Continental Drift

3. A leafy roof formed by tall trees is a _________________. Canopy

4. Organisms that are carried into a new location by people are called _________________. Exotic Species

5. A tree that produces its seeds in cones and that has needle-shaped leaves is a _________________. Coniferous Tree

6. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms is _________________. Biome

7. An extremely cold, dry biome is the _________________. Tundra

8. An ecosystem that is classified as having lakes, ponds, rivers, or streams, but can include a variety of habitats is a _________________. Freshwater Ecosystem

9. A tree that sheds its leaves and grows new ones each year is a _________________. Deciduous Tree

10. The movement of organisms from one place to another; caused by wind, water, or other living things is _________________. Dispersal

11. An area that is populated mostly by grasses and other non-woody plant, and receive 50 to 90 centimeters of rainfall each year are the _________________. Grasslands

12. Colder climate region, with coniferous trees; cold snowy winters and rainy summers that are warm enough to melt the snow is the _________________. Boreal Forest/Taiga

13. A habitat in which the fresh water of a river meets the salt water of the oceanis called an _________________. Estuary

14. The clearing of forests and trees is _________________. Deforestation

15. The typical weather patterns in an area over a long period of time is _________________. Climate

16. Soil that is frozen all year is _________________. Permafrost

17. The region of shallow ocean water over the continental shelf is the _________________. Neritic Zone

18. A ridge of high land that divides tow areas drained by different river systems; the whole region from which a river receives its supply of water is a _________________. Watershed

19. This is not a true biome, but as one travels from the base to the summit of a mountain you would pass through multiple biomes is the _________________ biome. Mountain

20. A grassland close to the equator that receives as much as 130 centimeters of rainfall per year is the _________________. Savannah

21. An area that receives less than 25 centimeters of rainfall per year is the _________________. Desert

22. Ecosystem that is contains salt water, and include the following: estuaries, intertidal zones, neritic zones, and the ocean is the _________________ biome. Marine/Salt Water

23. A layer of shorter trees and vines below the canopy is the _________________. Understory

24. Humid biomes that receive lots of rain, with a large variety of plant and animal species, there are two different types: tropical and temperate. These two differ in location and temperature, but are called the _________________ biome. Rainforest

25. The area between the highest high-tide line and lowest low-tide line is the _________________. Intertidal Zone

26. Biogeography • The study of where organisms live