Biome Vocab

_________ are scattered through out the earth's biosphere in a wide range of geographic areas.

Biomes have unique_______, _________,

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A group of ecosystems with similar biotic and abiotic conditions is called a ______

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

• Biome

• Niche

In arctic regions, the permanently frozen layer of soil or subsoil.

• permafrost

• altitude

• chaparral

• emergent layer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The layers of treetops that shade the forest floor.

• Canopy

• understory

• emergent layer

• permafrost

The top foliage layer in a forest where the trees extend above surrounding trees.

• Canopy

• understory

• emergent layer

• epiphyte

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A foliage layer that is beneath and shaded by the main canopy of a forest.

• Climate

• Understory

• Emergent layer

• permafrost

A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms

• Estuary

• Climate

• Tundra

• Biome

a broadleaf evergreen forest found in wet and hot regions near the equator.

• desert

• temperate deciduous forest

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Tundra

biome characterized by deep, nutrient-rich soil that supports many grass species

• Savannah

• Tropical rain forest

• temperate rainforest

• temperate grassland