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Exam 3 Vocabulary Chapter 44
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Abiotic
nonliving components of the environment
Aboveground Biomass
Total mass of aboveground lving plants per area
Abyssal zone
Deepest part of the ocean at depths of 4000m or greater
Algal bloom
Rapid Increase of algae in an aquatic system
Aphotic Zone
Part of Ocean where no light penetrates
Benthic Realm ( Benthic zone )
Part of ocean that extends along the ocean bottom from the shoreline to the deepest part of the ocean floor
Biogeography
Study of geographic distribution of living things and the abiotic factors that affect their distribution
Biome
Ecological community of plants animals and other organisms that is adapted to a characteristic set of environmental conditions
Biotic
living components of the environment
Canopy
Branches and foliage of tress that form a layer of overhead coverage in a forest
Channel
Width of a river or stream from one bank to the other bank
Clathrates
Frozen chunks of ice and methane found at the bottom of the ocean
Climate
Long-term, predictable atmospheric conditions present in a specefic area
Conspecifics
individuals that are members of the same species
Coral Reef
Ocean ridges formed by marine invertebrates living in warm , shallow waters within the photic zone
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VOCABULARY
In the following exercise, the first sentence describes someone or something. Infer information from the first sentence, and then choose the word from the Word Bank that best completes the second sentence. sardonic, emulated, impounded, decorum, austere, collaborated, droll, ambivalent. When out on the range for weeks at a time, the cowboy sleeps in a 4-by-8-foot shack, cooks over an open fire, and works every day, no matter what the weather is like. From this sentence, we can infer that the cowboy works in _____ conditions.
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Which of the following would be the best substitute for proximity in paragraph 2? A. size B. aloofness C. remoteness D. gravitational pull E. nearness
VOCABULARY
From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. ardor, rote, jaundiced, ascribe, proclivity, occlude, divulge. Many spectators _____ Chris's ability to natural talent, but Chris is the first to claim that years of ____ were necessary to develop the skill to strike pennies thrown into the air with his arrows. A sportsman and Olympic hopeful, Chris discovered his _____ for archery at the early age of three. The secret of his success, he claims, is to compete with the same level of _____ at every event, no matter how small the prize, and to never allow previous victories to _____ the vision of your immediate goal.
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Your body gets energy from _____, the starches and sugars that come mainly from plant food.
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