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Biomes and Aquatic Ecosystems

Authored by Rebecca Mazoff

Biology

9th - 12th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 15+ times

Biomes and Aquatic Ecosystems
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Northern Coniferous Forest

South of the Tundra

Very cold winters. Cool summers. Trees can grow (Mostly spruce, firs and other evergreens)

Animals – rodents, snowshoe hare, lynx, caribou, bear, wolves, moose, birds.

taiga

desert

grassland

temperate forest

tropical rain forest

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

High northern latitudes. Very cold, harsh winters. Short cool summers. Permafrost. Nutrient poor soils.

No trees. Grasses, wildflowers, moss and small shrubs.

Animals – arctic fox, weasels, snowshoe hare, hawks, rodents, migrating caribou, bears.

taiga

desert

tundra

temperate forest

grassland

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Generally very hot during the day and cold at night (but not all). Less than 10 inches of precipitation per year (very dry/arid).

Plants – Cacti, yucca, grasses, wildflowers, small shrubs.

Animals – rodents, reptiles, insects, birds.

taiga

desert

tundra

temperate forest

grassland

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Definite dry season and rainy season. Can support a lot of vegetation in the form of grasses, not many trees. Large herd animals are abundant.

taiga

desert

tundra

temperate forest

grassland

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Around the equator. Hot and humid with a lot of rain all year round. Great biodiversity. Lots of trees and other plants. Many insects, amphibians (ex. poison dart frogs), birds (ex. parrots) and mammals (ex. monkeys).

taiga

tropical rain forest

tundra

temperate forest

grassland

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where we live. Precipitation all year round. Many trees lose their leaves in the winter. Very rich soils. Have all four seasons. Animals like squirrels, deer, fox, birds, reptiles and amphibians.

taiga

tropical rain forest

tundra

temperate forest

grassland

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Oceans - saltwater.

intertidal

marine

estuary

rivers

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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