Chapter 36 Flashcards: Ecosystems

Chapter 36 Flashcards: Ecosystems

Hint position in an ecosystem occupied by organisms defined by their energy source trophic level
Hint effect that causes dry climate on the leeward side of mountain ranges rain shadow
Hint loss of water from the leaves of plants due to photosynthesis transpiration
Hint ocean ecosystem found along the shoreline to depths of 100 m shallow waters
Hint ocean ecosystem found in the upper 100-300 m of the water open-sea surfaces
Hint ocean ecosystem below 300 m where hydrothermal vents are found deep-sea waters
Hint small free-floating organisms drifting in the upper regions of the ocean plankton
Hint terrestrial ecosystem of dry tropical grassland savanna
Hint terrestrial ecosystem in the far north and high mountains where permafrost supports short grasses tundra
Hint terrestrial ecosystem characterized by extremely cold temperatures and almost no precipitation polar ice