APES 1.1-1.3

The environment refers to

• all conditions surrounding us on Earth.

• species interactions that affect human life.

• conditions that cause negative effects on our health.

• interactions that harm the atmosphere.

• the sum of all the conditions surrounding us that influence life.

A large ecosystem is called a ______

• Ecosystem
• Habitat
• Biome
• Niche

What is the main factor that separates the biomes?

• Land
• Water
• Climate
• Longitude

Which biome is the driest?

• Desert
• Tundra
• Taiga
• Rainforest

Which Biome has permafrost?

• Temperate Forest
• Rainforest
• Taiga
• Tundra

Which biome has deciduous trees (which lose their leaves)?

• Temperate Forest
• Rainforest
• Grasslands
• Taiga

Which biome has coniferous trees (which don't lose their leaves)?

• Taiga
• Temperate Forest
• Tundra
• Grasslands

Which biome has wide-open fields of grass?

• Taiga
• Grasslands
• Temperate Forest
• Rainforest

Which biome has the most variety of plants and animals?

• Temperate Forest
• Rainforest
• Tundra
• Grasslands

In which 2 biomes can only plants/animals with adaptations survive?

• Taiga/Temperate Forest
• Grasslands/Desert
• Tundra/Desert
• Rainforest/Tundra