| A | B |
|---|
| biotic | living parts of the environement |
| abiotic | non-living parts of the environment |
| biome | regions that have similar biotic and abiotic components |
| terrestrial | land based |
| latitude | distance from the equator |
| elevation | height of a land mass above sea level |
| climate | average pattern of weather conditions in a region over a period of years |
| climatograph | graph of climate data for a specific region |
| adaptations | characteristics that enable organisms to better survive and reproduce |
| structural adaptation | a physical feature of an organism that helps it survive better |
| physiological adaptation | a physical or chemical event inside an organism that enables survival |
| behavioural adaptation | what an organism does to survive in its unique environment |
| tundra | a biome the upper northern hemsiphere with little precipitation, cold temperatures and permanently frozen soil |
| boreal forest | a biome found in norhtern hemisphere around 45 to 65 degrees N, moderate precipitation, cold winters, mainly coniferous tress |
| temperate deciduous forest | a biome with trees that have leaves, occur around 24 degrees N or S latitude |
| temperate rainforest | coastal biome with heavy precipitation and large biodiversity |
| temperate grassland | also called prairies or steppes, moderate preciptation, hot summers, cold winters, rich soil |
| tropical grassland | also called savannas, warm temperatures year round. |
| tropical rainforest | biome found near the equator, heavy rainfall year round, warm temperatures year round, lots of biodiversity |
| desert | biome characterized by very low precipitation, could be hot or cold depending on latitude |
| permanent ice | biome that includes polar land masses, low precipitation, very cold temperatures |
