Earth's biomes

Which Biome has permafrost?

• Temperate Forest
• Rainforest
• Taiga
• Tundra

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

One characteristic feature of tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a layer of permanently frozen subsoil.  This characteristic is known as

• glaciation
• permafrost
• crystallization
• soilfrost

a biome where grasses are the main plant life

• grasslands

• tundra

• dessert

• rainforest

very cold dry biome that has a layer of permanently frozen soil

• tundra

• taiga

• dessert

• deciduous forest

Where are water lilies found?

• ponds and lakes

• wetlands

• ocean

• river

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is permafrost?

• frozen soil

• top layer of all soil

• a location where it snows

• a dry area

Where are cold deserts found?

• near the North and South poles (Antartica, central Asia, Greenland)

• near the equator

• Near Canada

• Between the equator and the poles

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Blue whales feeding on plankton is an example of...

• food chain

• food web

• a predator

• ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Where can you find a mixture of fresh water and salt water?

• estuary

• wetlands

• ocean

• river

What do you call microorganisms that use photosynthesis to produce food?

• phytoplankton

• zooplankton

• nekton

• benthos

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6