HS Bio Ecosystems and Biomes 6.4

Open Ended

What are some patterns that you see with the biomes of Earth?

Multiple Choice

climate that is always wet and warm

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Temperate Forest

• Boreal Forest

Multiple Choice

very cold winters

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Temperate Forest

• Boreal Forest

Multiple Choice

Mild winters and summers

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Temperate Forest

• Boreal Forest

Multiple Choice

lions acting as predators

• Temperate grasslands

• Savanna

• Chaparral

Multiple Choice

rocky soils on flats and uplands

• Temperate grasslands

• Savanna

• Chaparral

Multiple Choice

Large portions converted for agriculture

• Temperate grasslands

• Savanna

• Chaparral

Multiple Choice

The part of Earth composed of frozen water.

• Desert

• Tundra

• Cryosphere

Multiple Choice

characterized by less than 25 cm of precipitation per year

• Desert

• Tundra

• Cryosphere

Multiple Choice

characterized by stunted and small vegetation

• Desert

• Tundra

• Cryosphere

Multiple Choice

standing, freshwater ecosystems

• lentic ecosystem

• estuaries

• salt marshes

Multiple Choice

wetland populated by salt-tolerant plants

• lentic ecosystem

• estuaries

• salt marshes

Multiple Choice

where fresh and salt water meet

• lentic ecosystem

• estuaries

• salt marshes

Multiple Choice

Above water during low tide, below water during high tide

• Intertidal zone

• Neritic Zone

• Coral reefs

• Open ocean

Multiple Choice

largest aquatic ecosystem

• Intertidal zone

• Neritic Zone

• Coral reefs

• Open ocean

Multiple Choice

near shoreline

• Intertidal zone

• Neritic Zone

• Coral reefs

• Open ocean

Multiple Choice

characterized by trees, either hardwood, pine, or mixed.

• Forests

• Badlands

• Wetlands

• Shrublands

Multiple Choice

characterized by low lying shrubs

• Forests

• Badlands

• Wetlands

• Shrublands

Multiple Choice

characterized by land that is saturated by water at least part of the year

• Forests

• Badlands

• Wetlands

• Shrublands

Multiple Choice

characterized by heavy erosion, dry conditions and little to no vegetation

• Forests

• Badlands

• Wetlands

• Shrublands