Ecology

What makes up a biome?

• All the living and biotic factors of the area.

• The habitats and shelter of the organisms.

• A particular climate and set of organisms.

• The weather and climate that makes up the area.

The living portions of the ecosystem.

• Biotic factors

• Abiotic factors

The nonliving aspects of an ecosystem.

• Abiotic factors

• Biotic factors

What Biome is covered in permafrost (frozen subsoils)?

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Desert

• Tundra

• Tropical Savanna

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What Biome is also known as the grasslands?

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Desert

• Tundra

• Tropical Savanna

What Biome is covered in a dense canopy and an understory?

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Desert

• Tundra

• Tropical Savanna

What Biome is very dry; receives very little rainfall?

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Desert

• Tundra

• Tropical Savanna

What does a food web represent?

• All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.
• The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
• A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 
• How carnivores get their food. 

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?

• Producers
• Carnivores
• Herbivores
• Top Predator

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In the energy pyramid here, what happened to the 90% of energy that is not received by the next trophic level?

• The organism needs more energy to live.

• Energy is used for life processes and released as heat.

• Energy is lost in many food webs.

• The herbivores did not receive a lot of energy from the sun that day.