Unit 3 review

a temperate zone just below the arctic circle where the Boreal forest begins

• Arctic

• Cariboo

• Subarctic

• Temperate

Moist air flows up the windward side of a mountain range and drops all of its moisture leaving dry air to fall down the leeward side causing a

• puddle of mud

• coastline

• rain shadow

• tropical wasteland

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Ecosystems that are covered in water year round that can be freshwater, brackish, or marine

• wetland

• swimming pool

• terrestrial region

• aquatic ecosystem

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

when terrestrial biome meets with an aquatic ecosystem it is called

• coastline

• river

• horizon

• port

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

a point due to either latitude or altitude that creates the right conditions for snow to asway be present

• freezer

• snow line

• winter

• La Nina

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

large bodies of water that can be fresh or marine and are larger than ponds but smaller that oceans

• sea

• lakes

• river

• bayou

epiphytic plants that live in tropical regions and grow in rosettes to trap water

• gymnosperms

• monkeys

• roses

• bromeliads

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

these govern the population of an ecosystem or biome and include water, food, and habitat

• king of the jungle

• economics

• determining factors

• limiting factors

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

the tiaga or snow forest that contains 1/3 of all trees on the planet

• tundra

• temperate rainforest

• temperate rainforest

• boreal forest

this type of factor contributes to the health of an ecosystem and can include a varietyof minerals and elements like C,H,S,N,O, & P

• radiation

• Epcot

• chemical factors

• multiplication factors

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3