Biome and Biodiversity

a treeless biome that has permafrost

• Tundra
• Desert
• Taiga
• Deciduous

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this biome has the largest diversity (largest number of different kinds) of plant and animal species

• Desert
• Tundra
• Deciduous Forest
• Tropical Rainforest

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lichens, mosses, grasses, and other low-growing plants are common vegetation in this biome due to the permafrost, low rainfall, and very cold temperatures

• Desert
• Taiga
• Tundra
• Grasslands

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This is the most important thing that makes each biome different from each other.

• Animals
• Location
• Climate
• People

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What does biodiversity mean?

• Only one species in an area.
• The different amount of species in an area
• All abiotic life
• Nitrogen fixation

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A drought has hit this grassland biome. How will this effect the rabbit population?

• The rabbits will increase in number.
• The rabbit population will stay the same.
• The rabbit population will decrease.
• The rabbit population will become extinct immediately.

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Brown trout consume (eat) more tadpoles when the fly larvae reduce in number (decrease).  This proves...

• The dependence of organisms and biodiversity in an ecosystem
• Diversity increases as organisms decrease
• Losing an animal is good for ecosystems
• Changes in ecosystems create new organisms

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In this tundra food web, if grasses were removed what would happen to the sustainability of the ecosystem?

• There would be an overpopulation of arctic hares and lemmings.
• Polar bears would move to a new ecosystem
• The ecosystem would collapse because it lost its main producer
• Wildflowers would die out from the ecosystem

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What is an invasive species?

• an organism that IS native to an area and causes harm to the environment/humans

• an organism that is NOT native to an area and causes harm to the environment/humans

• an organism that is NOT native to an area and helps the environment/humans

• an organism that IS native to an area and helps the environment/humans

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In some communities, forests are cleared through burning, and the deforested land is used for farming. Which of these is a negative consequence of this practice?

• Less sunlight reaching the ground

• Increased availability of soil nutrients

• Decreased plant and animal diversity

• Greater access to water for plants and animals