Chapter 6 Biomes Vocabulary List

Front

What is the term for the layer below the photic zone in an aquatic ecosystem, where no sunlight penetrates so photosynthesis cannot occur?

Back

Aphotic zone

Front

What is the term for the bottom layer of an aquatic ecosystem?

Back

Benthic zone

Front

What is the term for a grouping of ecosystems with similar abiotic and biotic conditions?

Back

Biome

Front

What is the term for the dense covering of trees, 50 to 80 meters above the ground, in a rain forest?

Back

Canopy

Front

What is the term for the average conditions, including temperature and precipitation, over long periods in a given area?

Back

Climate

Front

What is the term for a diagram that shows an area's average temperature and precipitation?

Back

Climatograph

Front

What is the term for a tree bearing cones that typically does not lose its leaves?

Back

Coniferous

Front

What is the term for a tree that loses its leaves and stops photosynthesis during part of the year?

Back

Deciduous

Front

What is the term for the few tall trees that extend above the canopy in a rain forest?

Back

Emergent layer

Front

What is the term for a plant that grows on other plants instead of in soil?

Back

Epiphyte