Terrestrial and Aquatic Biomes

What is the purpose for most coniferous forest trees to have thick waxy needles?

• photosynthesis

• leaves don't fall off trees

• prevent water from evaporating

• prevent animals from eating the trees

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What does deciduous mean?

• growing flowers every year

• shedding leaves annually

• animals surviving off plants

• a species of animals

What is the largest threat to our rainforests?

• mining

• pollution

• tourism

• deforestation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

This biome has permanently frozen soil (not for long though)...

• desert

• rainforest

• tundra

• prairie

What are some characteristics of the savanna?

• wet and dry seasons & scattered clumps of trees

• dry season only, some vegetation like cacti

• dry with little to no animals or plants

• very wet that regularly floods and only big trees

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

When looking at rainfall and temperature, how are the desert and the tundra similar?

• little rainfall but temperature stays constant

• little rainfall and high range of temperatures

• lot of rainfall and high range of temperatures

• they are not similar

Biomes located in coastal areas with warm, dry summers and mild, wet winters

• savanna

• prairie

• chaparral

• taiga

Which of the following is the most diverse marine ecosystem?

• open ocean

• tropical rainforest

• coral reef

• intertidal zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following aquatic ecosystems is not a type of wetland?

• bog

• stream

• marsh

• swamp

Which aquatic zone tends to have more life with both producers and consumers?

• photic zone

• aphotic zone

• benthic zone

• all have roughly the same amounts of life