Biomes and Ecosystems

Where fresh water mixes with salt water.

• river
• lake
• ocean
• estuary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The greatest biodiversity on earth is found in the __________ biome.

• taiga
• grassland
• temperate deciduous forest
• tropical rainforest

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The desert and tundra are alike because they both have

• high precipitation
• low precipitation
• the same organisms
• sandy soil

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which biome is MOST LIKE the "desert" in terms of precipitation?

• tropical rainforest
• temperate deciduous forest
• tundra
• coniferous forest

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Biome with a salt water environment.

• marine
• fresh water

The permanently frozen soil below the arctic tundra.

• porafrost
• permafrost
• perlafrost
• polarfrost

This type of water has a very low salt content when compared to the ocean.

• fresh water
• marine

Arid region that receives less than 10 inches of precipitation annually.

• tropical rainforest
• temperate deciduous forest
• arctic tundra
• desert

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This is a biome that consists of trees that lose their leaves every year.

• tropical rainforest
• temperate deciduous forest
• coniferous forest
• tundra

This biome is also known as the "taiga".

• temperate deciduous forest
• tropical rainforest
• coniferous forest
• alpine tundra