Matching. Choose the one most appropriate answer
for each.
1. ___ benthic province
2. ___ biome
3. ___ hydrothermal ecosystem
4. ___ estuaries
5. ___ savanna
6. ___ taiga
7. ___ littoral zone
8. ___ tropical rain forest
9. ___ tundra
10. ___ upwellings
A. northern coniferous forest
B. increases oceanic productivity
C. mosaics of tall, coarse grasses, shrubs, and
low trees; even, humid forests; high
rainfall
D. stratified on rocky coasts
E. includes sediments and rocks on the ocean
bottom
F. stratified communities with vines, orchids,
and monkeys, and nutrient-poor soil
G. chemoautotrophs are the primary
producers
H. dwarf willows, mosses, lichens, caribou,
and permafrost
I. nurseries of the oceans
J. a large region characterized by its large
array of dominant primary producers
Answers: 1. E, 2. J, 3. G, 4. I, 5. C, 6. A, 7. D, 8. F, 9. H, 10. B
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