| Category 1 | Category 2 | Category 3 | Category 4 | Category 5 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
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					  climate zone					 
					 Region where annual patterns of rainfall. temperature, and sunlight are similar throughout is the __________ | 
					  intertidal zone					 
					 An area where waves and tides reach the shore | 
					  intertidal zone, near-shore zone, open-ocean zone					 
					 What is the correct order of the ocean zones from the shallowest to deepest? | 
					  orchids, ferns, tall trees, vines					 
					 Name  plants that are found in a tropical rain forest | 
					  mosses, lichens, dwarf willow					 
					 Name  plants found in a  tundra | 
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					  open-ocean zone					 
					 Area of deep water where most animal and plant organisms live at the surface is an ___________ | 
					  -hot sunny days -usually cold night temperatures -very dry soil and air 
					 Desert biomes have____________ | 
					  swamps and marshes					 
					 Freshwater ecosystems occur in ______________. | 
					  maple trees, oak trees, hickory trees					 
					 Name  plants found in a deciduous forest | 
					  caribou, musk ox					 
					 Name animals that are found in a tundra. | 
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					  near-shore zone					 
					 An area of calm water, constant temperature, and much algae growth is a _______________. | 
					  pine, fir, and spruce trees					 
					 What kind of trees does a taiga have? | 
					  tundra					 
					 Permafrost is found in the  ___________ biome. | 
					  grasses and grains					 
					 Name  plants found in a grassland | 
					  snakes, frogs, birds, insects					 
					 Name animals that are found in a tropical rain forest. | 
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					  estuary					 
					 A place where a freshwater river empties in to the ocean. | 
					  very little sunlight gets through the canopy					 
					 The floor of the rain forest has little plant life because_________ | 
					  tropical rain forest					 
					 The biome with the greatest diversity of life is the ___________. | 
					  cactus, mesquite, creosote					 
					 Name  plants found in a desert | 
					  prairie dogs, badgers, mice, bison					 
					 Name animals that are found in a grassland. | 
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					  biome					 
					 A large-scale ecosystem defined by the plants and animals adapted to live in its climate. | 
					  They have a waxy covering  over their needles					 
					 Evergreens are adapted to life in the taiga because _______________. | 
					  less the amount of sunlight					 
					 In an ocean ecosystem, the deeper the water the ___________. | 
					  firs, spruces, pines					 
					 Name  plants found in a taiga | 
					  snakes and lizards					 
					 Name animals that are found in a desert. |