VOCAB --Types of Ecosystems

VOCAB --Types of Ecosystems

Vocabulary Words

Types of Ecosystems

What is a climate?

Climate

The pattern of weather in a place over a long time.

How would you describe the climate of where you live?

Multiple Choice

Climate is...

• a type of weather disaster

• the pattern of weather of a place over a long time

What is soil?

What are some things you might find in soil?

Soil

Made of bits of rock and humus. Dirt

What kind of organism grows out of soil?

How would you describe the CLIMATE of a desert?

Desert

An ecosystem with a dry climate

Multiple Choice

A desert is...

• a place with a dry climate

• a place with a wet climate

When you walk through a forest, what do you see all around you?

Forest

An ecosystem with many trees

Open Ended

What kind of organisms live in a forest?

What kind of water is in the ocean?

Ocean

A large body of salt water

Open Ended

What kind of organisms live in the ocean?

Wetland

An ecosystem where water covers soil for most of the year

ex: marshes, swamps, and bogs

What kind of organisms live in a wetland?