Biomes and Aquatic Life Zones
Chapter 7 Study Guide
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Vocabulary to know…
1. biome
2. prescribed burns
3. climaographs
4. permafrost
5. species richness
6. evergreen tree
7. epiphytes
8. deciduous
9. old growth forest
10. leach
11. broad-leaved evergreen
12. canopy
13. tall grass prairie
14. short grass prairie
15. savannah
16. understory
17. lianas
18. buttresses
19. crowns
20. aquatic life zones
21. salinity
22. plankton
23. phytoplankton
24. zooplankton
25. nekton
26. benthos
27. freshwater ecosystem
28. flowing-water ecosystem
29. headwaters
30. tributaries
31. rapids
32. bluffs
33. flood plain
II. Label the following biomes on the map:
1. Tundra
2. Taiga
3. Temperate deciduous forest
4. Temperate rainforest (find where it is in the reading)
5. Temperate grassland
6. Chaparral
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meanders
salt marsh
mouth of a river
delta
standing-water
ecosystems
littoral zone
limnetic zone
profundal zone
thermal stratification
thermocline
fall turnover
spring turnover
freshwater wetlands
ecosystem services
estuary
salt marsh
mangrove forests
intertidal zone
pelagic environment
neritic province
oceanic province
euphotic zone
benthic environment
abyssal benthic zone
hadal benthic zone
sea grasses
kelps
coral reefs
zooxanthellae
fringing reefs
atolls
barrier reefs
marine snow
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Desert
Tropical rain forest
Savanna (tropical grasslands)
Mountain zones
Label the location of Mangrove forest (aquatic life zone, figure 7.17)
III. Draw and label Figure 7.2 to illustrate the relationship between temperature and precipitation.
IV. Compare elevation to latitude zones.
V. Complete the Biome chart
VI. Aquatic Biome presentations
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Draw and label figure 7.15 – Thermal Stratification of Temperate Lakes
VIII. List and briefly describe the four main marine environments.
IX. Read the following Case-in-Point articles:
1. Old Growth Forest of the Pacific Northwest (pages 56 – 58).
2. The Artic National Wildlife Refuge (page 224 – 226)
For each article
 describe the setting and explain why the ecosystem is important
 evaluate the problem (s), the reasons for the problem, and the effects on
the ecosystem
 identify and evaluate challenges and solutions for each ecosystem
XVI. Practice with student quizzes and flash cards at
http://bcs.wiley.com/he-bcs/Books?action=index&itemId=0471444529&bcsId=1585
Choose chapter 7 from the Table of Contents