Biomes and Microhabitats

A student walks the schoolyard and observes that there are many living things such as different plants and animals. She notices that moss grows in moist shady areas but did not see any in the open yard where its sunny. What is the best explanation for her observation?

• Different habitats support different plants and animals

• All plants and animals can live in any environment

• Schoolyards are not able to sustain living things

• Schoolyards are the only places where moss can grow.

Which plants would most likely be found in a rain forest?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The picture shows an arctic fox.

In which biome does the fox most likely live?

• Desert

• Tundra

• Grasslands

• Temperate Rainforest

Which of the following factors determines a biome's identity

• the climate that exists there

• the number of people who live there

• the amount of pollution that occurs there

• the types of activities that can be done there

You observe a garden in a schoolyard. Corn, tomatoes, pumpkins, and other crops thrive in the garden. What is most likely true of the soil in this micro-habitat?

• It is dry and frozen

• It is rocky, sandy, and dry

• It is deep, dark, and nutrient rich

• It is thin, acidic, and nutrient poor.

In which biome would you expect to find many coniferous trees?

• Taiga

• Tundra

• Savanna

• Tropical rain forest

How is a tundra biome similar to a desert biome

• Both biomes have dry rocky soils

• Both biomes lack plants or animals

• Both biomes are hot during the day and cold at night

• Both biomes are characterized by very little precipitation.

A biome is....

• The part of Earth that supports life 
• The general weather of an area over a long period of time
• oLarge communities of plants and animals that occupy a distinct region of the world.
• The natural process by which one community of organisms slowly replace another in a certain area 

Even a small area, such as a schoolyard, contains many microhabitats. Each microhabitat would probably contain a wide variety of organisms. What would the organisms in a single microhabitat have in common?

• They would all be about the same size
• They would all depend on each other for food and shelter
• They would all be the same species
• They would not have anything in common

The main factors that determine a biome are?

• temperature and precipitation
• altitude and topography
• latitude and longitude
• biodiversity and competition

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