Chapter 4 Friedland and Relyea Quiz

a process used by some bacteria in the ocean to generate energy with methane and hydrogen sulfide.

• Chemosynthesis
• Coriolis Effect.
• Aphotic Zone
• Permafrost

an aquatic region characterized by a particular combination of salinity, depth, and water flow.

• Temperate Rainforest

• Woodland/shrubland

• Tundra

• Aquatic Biome

a swamp that occurs along tropical and subtropical coasts and contains salt-tolerant trees with roots submerged in water.

• Mangrove Swamp
• Temperate Grassland/Cold Desert
• Photic Zone
• Eutrophic

an aquatic biome that is submerged or saturated by water for at least part of each year, but shallow enough to support emergent vegetation.

• Eutrophic

• Tundra

• Freshwater Wetland

• Phytoplankton

floating algae.

• Coral Reef

• Hadley Cell

• Coriolis Effect.

• Phytoplankton

a phenomenon in which algae inside corals die, causing the corals to turn white.

• Coral Bleaching
• Subtropical Desert
• Woodland/shrubland
• Aphotic Zone

an impermeable, permanently frozen layer of soil.

• Terrestrial Biome

• Permafrost

• Temperate Grassland/Cold Desert

• Tundra

a coastal biome typified by moderate temperatures and high precipitation.

• Temperate Rainforest
• Tropical Seasonal Forest/Savanna
• Hadley Cell
• Photic Zone

describes a lake with a high level of productivity.

• Eutrophic
• Cellular Respiration
• Subtropical Desert
• Coriolis Effect.

the most diverse marine biome on Earth, found in warm, shallow waters beyond the shoreline.

• Terrestrial Biome

• Mesotrophic

• Coral Reef

• Woodland/shrubland