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Horizontal Vertical 1. other term for boreal 1. having moderate temperature 2. Ecosystems with similar climates and organisms 2. total of all the genetically based variation in all organisms in the 3. defined by region's year after year pattern of temperature and biospher precipitate 5. Grassland that is located closer to the equator than prairies 4. a second layer of shorter trees and vines 6. A leafy loof formed by the tallest trees 7. Mostly contains coniferous tress. Warm and rainy summers 9. microscopic particles of dust and ash released by industry 8. area below the low tide lone which extends over the continental 12. passes through neritic zone, so photosynthesis can occur (plants self can grow) 10. occurs when fossil fuels are burned releasing nitrogen and sulfur 14. population grow if individuals move into its range from elsewhere compound into the air 15. includes estuaries, intertidal zone, neritic zone, and the open 11. trees that shed their leaves and grow new ones a year ocean 13. includes streams, rivers, ponds and lakes 16. larger and deeper than ponds 15. environmental conditions vary over small distances 17. population grow when more individuals are born than die in any 18. area between the highes high tide line and the lowest low tide line period 22. burning fossil fuel releases carbon into the atmosphere 19. Found in regions close to the equator 23. shallow enough for sunlight to hit bottom (allowing plants to grow 20. extremely cold and dry biome there) 21. haze form by chemical reactions among the populations released 24. population may decrease in size if individuals move out of the into the air population range 25. where fresh water of a river meets saltwater of the ocean 26. Area that is populated mostly by grasses and other non-woody plants