Ecosystems & Biomes

What is the average weather in a particular place over a long period of time called?

• Habitat                  
• Ecosystem
• biome
• climate

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Which biome has a climate that is extremely cold and dry?

• forest
• tundra
• grassland
• freshwater

Which biome usually contains orchids, ferns, and other plants that live on the branches of trees?

• tundra
• temperate deciduous rainforest
• rainforest
• marine

The freshwater biome includes all of the following EXCEPT

• lakes
• ponds
• oceans
• streams

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The greatest variety of species of living organisms is found in a(an)

• rainforest 
• taiga
• desert
• freshwater

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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What is the interaction when the snow melting because the temperature is increasing 

• biotic-abiotic
• biotic-biotic
• abiotic-abiotic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What is the interaction when butterflies and bees are pollinating flowers?

• biotic-biotic
• biotic-abiotic
• abiotic-abiotic

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

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The greater a habitat’s biodiversity, the...

• more likely it is to last
• less likely it is to last
• habitat will die

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The ocean ecosystem has a high sustainability because of -

• strong, persistent currents
• predator/prey relationships
• green plants growing on the bottom
• the large variety of different organisms

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Plants that have deep roots so that they are able to reach cooler regions underground and absorb water that the roots of other plants can’t reach. This adaptation is expected in a habitat with which of the following climatic conditions?

• cool & sunny
• hot & dry
• wet & cloudy
• cold & dark

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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