Compare Ecosystems

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Which can be found in both deciduous forest and grassland? abundant amounts of rain, small variety of animals, small shrubs, tall trees

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small shrubs

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Which aquatic ecosystem has the greatest variation in temperature from its top to its bottom? Options: lake, pond, ocean, estuary

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ocean

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How are salt marshes and estuaries similar?

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both are affected by high and low tides

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Which has the greatest affect on the amount of salt in a salt marsh? Options: the number of animals living in the marsh, the closeness of the marsh to the ocean, the depth of the water in the marsh, the temperature of the water in the marsh

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the closeness of the marsh to the ocean

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Which two ecosystems are terrestrial? Options: ponds and lakes, forests and estuaries, oceans and grasslands, forests and grasslands

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forests and grasslands

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Which marine ecosystem would be best for organisms that can adapt to both salt water and fresh water? Options: lake, ocean, estuary, river

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estuary

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What is the main difference between marine and freshwater ecosystems?

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the amount of salt

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Which best describes what makes one ecosystem different from another? Options: the amount of sunlight, rainfall, temperature, and species types, the amount of animals, oxygen, plant life, and pollution, the amount of carbon dioxide, oxygen, water, and soil, the amount of soil, water, buildings, and humans

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the amount of sunlight, rainfall, temperature, and species types

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Which comparison of ecosystems is true?
Tundras are warmer than grasslands,
Grasslands get more rain than deserts,
Deserts have more plants than rain forests,
Rain forest are rockier than tundras

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Grasslands get more rain than deserts

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Ecologist is comparing two ecosystems and writes the following list of similarities: 1. aquatic fish life 2. salt water 3. plentiful light at the water’s surface. Which two ecosystems was the ecologist most likely comparing?

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estuary and ocean