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18 Cards in this Set
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deserts-
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land revieving 30 cm of rain a year temp.s vary widely.
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chaparral-
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a costal biome domiated by dense evergreen shrubs. the winters are mild and rainy and summers hot and dry.
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temperate grasslands-
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biome characterized by deep ,nutriments -rich that supports a variery of of grass species and other plants.
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temprate decidous forest-
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very cold forests
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coniferous forest-
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cone bearing evergreen forest.
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tundra-
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cold area with high winds no green hardly.
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premafrost-
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premtly frozen subsoil.
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photic zone-
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shallow water close to the shoremake up.
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phytoplankton-
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microscopic algae
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aphotic zone-
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deep murky of a lake where high light levels are too low to support photosyntheis.
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benthic zone-
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the bottom of any aquatic ecosystem.
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estuaries-
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streams and rivers that merge with ocean.
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pelagic zone-
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open water above the ocean floor.
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interidial zone-
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area of shoe between the high-tide and low-tide and exopsed to the sun and dying winds during low-tide.
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neritic zone-
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area of the ocean from the low-tide line out to the edge of the continental shelf.
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oceanic ocean-
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vast open ocean from the the edge of the continental shelf outward.
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zooplankton-
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microsopic animals that swim or drift near the surface of aquatic environments
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hydrothermal vents-
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spots on the ocean floor where hot gases and minerals escape from earths interior into the water
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