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1. other term for boreal
2. Ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
3. defined by region's year after year pattern of temperature and
precipitate
4. a second layer of shorter trees and vines
7. Mostly contains coniferous tress. Warm and rainy summers
8. area below the low tide lone which extends over the continental
self
10. occurs when fossil fuels are burned releasing nitrogen and sulfur
compound into the air
11. trees that shed their leaves and grow new ones a year
13. includes streams, rivers, ponds and lakes
15. environmental conditions vary over small distances
18. area between the highes high tide line and the lowest low tide line
22. burning fossil fuel releases carbon into the atmosphere
23. shallow enough for sunlight to hit bottom (allowing plants to grow
there)
24. population may decrease in size if individuals move out of the
population range
25. where fresh water of a river meets saltwater of the ocean
26. Area that is populated mostly by grasses and other non-woody
plants
Vertical
1. having moderate temperature
2. total of all the genetically based variation in all organisms in the
biospher
5. Grassland that is located closer to the equator than prairies
6. A leafy loof formed by the tallest trees
9. microscopic particles of dust and ash released by industry
12. passes through neritic zone, so photosynthesis can occur (plants
can grow)
14. population grow if individuals move into its range from elsewhere
15. includes estuaries, intertidal zone, neritic zone, and the open
ocean
16. larger and deeper than ponds
17. population grow when more individuals are born than die in any
period
19. Found in regions close to the equator
20. extremely cold and dry biome
21. haze form by chemical reactions among the populations released
into the air