Environmental Science Chapter 6 Vocabulary

A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms

• climate

• weather

• biome

• wetlands

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Match the following

• coniferous - trees that stay green and have pinecones

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• emergent

  layer - the tallest layer of the rainforest that recevies the most sunlight

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• deciduous - trees and shrubs that shed their layer at the end of the growing season

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• understory - a layer of shorter plants that grow in the shade of the canopy in the rainforest

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• canopy - dense covering in the rain forest

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

• estivation

• weather

• climate

• biome

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

• climate

• weather

• biome

• estivation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A period of inactivity and lowered body temperature to maintain it so that they can survive that some animals undergo in summer as a protection against hot weather and lack of food

• estivation

• weather

• climate

• biome

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Match the following

• aphotic

  zone - permanently dark layer of the oceans below the photic zone

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• benethic

  zone - bottom of an aquatic ecosystem; consists of sand, organisms

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• littoral

  zone - bottom of an aquatic ecosystem; consists of sand and sediment and supports its own co

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• photic zone - Portion of the marine biome that is shallow enough for sunlight to penetrate.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Diagrams that summarize an area's average monthly temperature and precipitation

• net primary

  production

• climate

• biome

• climatograph

the organic matter, or biomass, that remains after cellular respiration

• net primary

  production

• consumer

• producer

• climate

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

ground that is permanently frozen

• salinity

• permafrost

• climate

• biome

The total amount of dissolved salts in a water sample.

• aphotic

  zone

• biome

• salinity

• climate