Biomes and Ecosystems around the World Part 2

Biomes and Ecosystems around the World Part 2

Multiple Choice

Identify the tropical location of savannas

• North Pole

• Equator

• South Pole

• Tropic of Cancer

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Identify the abiotic features of the savanna

• Rainy and dry seasons

• 25-150 in per year in precipitation

• Fire plays a large role in this ecosystem

• Has 4 seasons

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Identify the abiotic factor in tropical savannas

• Resistance to Drought

• 4 Seasons

• Many grazing animals

• Animals breed during the rainy season

Multiple Choice

Grasslands are characterized as having high winds

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Grasslands do not have trees but have many grasses and weeds

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Deserts are the driest places on earth

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Deserts receive less than 10 inches of yearly rain,

Have a thick layer of topsoil due to high winds and Minerals deep in soil.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Identify where the tundra is located

• near the equator

• north of the arctic circle

• south of the tropic of cancer

• near the south pole

Multiple Choice

Abiotic factors in a tundra is it receives less than 25 inches of precipitation a year, the Temperature rarely is higher than 40 degrees

it includes a permafrost layer with a short growing season

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

One of the most fragile biomes is

• savannas

• tundra

• grasslands

• deciduous forests

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The deepest of freshwater bodies of water are

• oceans

• ponds

• lakes

• streams

Multiple Choice

Rivers are oxygenated. As it flows, the river will broaden out, warm up and this completely changes

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Identify what an estuary is

• a pond

• lake

• where freshwater and saltwater meet

• where freshwater grows plankton

Multiple Choice

Oceans are the least productive areas on earth but cover 3/4 of the earth's surface

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Identify a threat to oceans

• colder waters

• overfishing

• trash

• pollution

Multiple Choice

Antarctica is the only continent where humans do not live

• True

• False