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Chapter 20 The Earth’s Ecosystems
Describes nonliving factors in the environmentDescribes nonliving factors in the environment
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Abiotic
Describes nonliving factors in the environment
Describes nonliving factors in the environment
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A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities
A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities
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Biome
A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of
plant and animal communities
A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of
plant and animal communities
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A tropical grassland biome with scattered clumps of treesA tropical grassland biome with scattered clumps of trees
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Savanna
A tropical grassland biome with scattered clumps of trees
A tropical grassland biome with scattered clumps of trees
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A hot, dry biome inhabited by organisms adapted to survive high daytime temperatures and long periods without rain
A hot, dry biome inhabited by organisms adapted to survive high daytime temperatures and long periods without rain
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Desert
A hot, dry biome inhabited by organisms adapted to survive high daytime
temperatures and long periods without rain
A hot, dry biome inhabited by organisms adapted to survive high daytime
temperatures and long periods without rain
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A far-northern biome characterized by long, cold winters, permafrost, and few trees
A far-northern biome characterized by long, cold winters, permafrost, and few trees
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Tundra
A far-northern biome characterized by long, cold winters, permafrost, and few
trees
A far-northern biome characterized by long, cold winters, permafrost, and few
trees
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The permanently frozen ground just below the surface of the soil in the artic tundra
The permanently frozen ground just below the surface of the soil in the artic tundra
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Permafrost
The permanently frozen ground just below the surface of the soil in the artic
tundra
The permanently frozen ground just below the surface of the soil in the artic
tundra
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An ecosystem based on salty waterAn ecosystem based on salty water
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Marine
An ecosystem based on salty waterAn ecosystem based on salty water
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Microscopic photosynthetic organisms that float near the surface of the ocean
Microscopic photosynthetic organisms that float near the surface of the ocean
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Phytoplankton
Microscopic photosynthetic organisms that float near the surface of the ocean
Microscopic photosynthetic organisms that float near the surface of the ocean
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Very small animals that, along with the phytoplankton they consume, form the base of the oceans’ food web
Very small animals that, along with the phytoplankton they consume, form the base of the oceans’ food web
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Zooplankton
Very small animals that, along with the phytoplankton they consume, form the
base of the oceans’ food web
Very small animals that, along with the phytoplankton they consume, form the
base of the oceans’ food web
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An area where fresh water from streams and rivers spills into the oceanAn area where fresh water from streams and rivers spills into the ocean
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Estuary
An area where fresh water from streams and rivers spills into the ocean
An area where fresh water from streams and rivers spills into the ocean
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A small stream or river that flows into a large oneA small stream or river that flows into a large one
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Tributary
A small stream or river that flows into a large one
A small stream or river that flows into a large one
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The zone of a lake or pond closest to the edge of landThe zone of a lake or pond closest to the edge of land
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Littoral zone
The zone of a lake or pond closest to the edge of land
The zone of a lake or pond closest to the edge of land
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The zone of a lake or pond the extends from the littoral zone out across the top of the water and that is only as deep as light can reach through the water
The zone of a lake or pond the extends from the littoral zone out across the top of the water and that is only as deep as light can reach through the water
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Open-water zone
The zone of a lake or pond the extends from the littoral zone out across the top of the water and that is only as deep as
light can reach through the water
The zone of a lake or pond the extends from the littoral zone out across the top of the water and that is only as deep as
light can reach through the water
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The zone of a lake or pond below the open-water zone, where no light reaches
The zone of a lake or pond below the open-water zone, where no light reaches
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Deep-water zone
The zone of a lake or pond below the open-water zone, where no light reaches
The zone of a lake or pond below the open-water zone, where no light reaches
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An area of land where the water level is near or above the surface of the ground for most of the year
An area of land where the water level is near or above the surface of the ground for most of the year
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Wetland
An area of land where the water level is near or above the surface of the ground
for most of the year
An area of land where the water level is near or above the surface of the ground
for most of the year
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A treeless wetland ecosystem where plants such as cattails and rushes grow
A treeless wetland ecosystem where plants such as cattails and rushes grow
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Marsh
A treeless wetland ecosystem where plants such as cattails and rushes grow
A treeless wetland ecosystem where plants such as cattails and rushes grow
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A wetland ecosystem where trees and vines growA wetland ecosystem where trees and vines grow
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Swamp
A wetland ecosystem where trees and vines grow
A wetland ecosystem where trees and vines grow
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