Tomahawk 7th Ecology Ch 3 vocabulary
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DawnWiseman on May 21, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 succession | normal, gradual changes that occur in the types of species that live in an area |
| pioneer species | are the first to inhabit an area. |
| climax community | A community of plants that is relatively stable and undisturbed and has reached an end stage of succession |
| biome | Large geographic areas that have similar climates and ecosystems |
| tundra | is a cold, dry, treeless region, sometimes called a cold desert. |
| taiga | is a cold, forest region dominated by cone-bearing evergreen trees. |
| temperate deciduous forest | biome usually having four distinct season, annual precipitation between 75 cm and 150 cm, and climax communities of deciduous trees. |
| temperate rain forest | forest that are characterized by a large amount of rain fall, high humidity and moderate temperature |
| tropical rain forest | Warm temperatures, wet weather, and lush plant growth |
| desert | The driest biome on Earth |
| grassland | Temperate and tropical regions that receive between 25 cm and 75 cm of precipitation each year and are dominated by climax communities of grasses |
| wetland | regions that are wet for all or most of a year. |
| coral reef | are formed over long periods of time from the calcium carbonate shells secreted by animals called corals. |
| intertidal zone | is the portion of the shoreline that is covered with water at high tide and exposed to the air during low tide. |
| estuary | The area where a river meets an ocean and contains a mixture of freshwater and salt water |
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