1. Complete the table:
Biome
Temp variation
Annual mean
precipitation
Main vegetation
Terrestrial wet forests
Low
Very high
Broad leaves and
evergreen
Subtropical deserts
Moderate
Very Low
Slow growing
Temperate grassland
Moderate
Moderate
Grass
Temperate forest
Moderate
Low
Deciduous trees
Boreal forest
Very high
Low
Conifers
Arctic tundra
High
Very low
Woody shrubs,
lichens
2. Nutrient availability is important for the affects of distribution and abundance of
organisms in an aquatic biome
A. Explain ocean upwelling
B. Explain lake turnover
3. Define these terms in a freshwater zone:
Littoral zone-shallow waters along the shore, where flowering plants are
rooted
Limnetic zone-offshore and comprises water that receives enough light to
support photosynthesis
Benthic zone-made up of the bottom/substate
Photic zone-regions that receive sunlight
Aphotic zone-regions that do not receive sunlight
4. Define these terns in an ocean zone:
Intertidal zone-consists of a beach that is exposed to air at low tide, but
submerged at high tide
Neritic zone-extends from the intertidal zone to the continental shelf (the
gently sloping, submerged portion of the continental plate)
Oceanic zone-the open-open ocean, deep water region beyond the
continental shelf
Benthic zone-the bottom of the ocean
Photic zone-“ ”
Aphotic zone-“ “
5. Explain what an estuary is