Comparing Ecosystems

A biome found in the northern regions, harsh conditions, very cold winters with permafrost

• Tundras

• Taigas

• Deserts

• Grasslands

Biome found south of the tundras, harsh conditions, Russian word for forrest, lichens, mosses and gymnosperms

• Tundras

• Taigas

• Deserts

• Grasslands

A dry biome, found on every continent, plants like cacti

• Tundras

• Taigas

• Deserts

• Grasslands

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A biome is a desert when it receives less than ______ precipitation per year.

• 2.5 cm

• 25 mm

• 25 cm

• 22.5 m

A region that contains certain types of organisms and has a particular climate is called a(n) ___

• biography

• biome

• biosphere

• biology

A region's climate is partly based on the amount of ____ that the region receives.

• sunlight

• precipitation

• wind

• pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Forests that contain trees that lose their leaves during fall/autumn and winter are ___ forests.

• rain

• cold

• delicious

• deciduous

Forests near the ___ that support an enormous variety of plant and animal species are called ___ forests.

• taigas; deciduous

• equator; moist

• equator; tropical rain

• desert; sandy

Marshes and bogs are examples of ___

• wetlands

• estuaries

• taigas

• tundras

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Where rivers flow into the ocean, ___ form.

• grasslands

• estuaries

• wetlands

• vents