Biomes Unit Assessment

The Grasslands are known for which type of soil

• nutrient - rich

• poor

• dry

• clay

If you were to build or model a biome what would be the 2 factors you would look at to determine the climate?

• temperature and precipitation

• erosion and rainfall

• plants and animals

• salinity and PH

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The environment of a marsh would include...

• swamp and hills

• rivers and streams

• estuaries

• Trees are scarce and would tend to be an open environment and flat

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The mangrove estuary environment allows small fish and crustaceans (crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimps, prawns, krill, woodlice, and barnacles) to live there. Pick a quality that would help

• It has lower than normal oxygen levels.

• It has a higher salt content than the ocean.

• It provides them shelter and protection from predators for small animals.

• It has a fast moving waves and current running through it.

In the forest floor of the Tropical RainForest pick a form of life that would survive well in this environment.

• Mammals that need the dark , moist soil of the forest floor in which to lay their eggs.

• Plants that use moonlight to make food and energy for growth.

• Insects that require no water because rainfall is blocked by the canopy.

• Fungi that enjoy the dark forest floor to help to get rid of animal and plant waste.

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Which statement is true about the Tropical Rainforests?

• low rainfall

• support of the greatest diversity of living organisms

• soil is rich

• Plants grow really well on the forest floor

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Why should you not build a home in the Chaparral?

• It is always rainy there.

• Water sources are hard to find there.

• It is prone to fires.

• All the spiders there are venomous.

Which one describes a freshwater biome?

• High salt levels and considered oceans and coral reefs.

• Low salt levels and considered lakes or rivers.

Which one is considered a saltwater biome?

• High salt levels and considered oceans and coral reefs.

• Low salt levels and considered lakes and rivers.

Deforestation is the cutting down and destroying of forests, which biome is affected by this method?

• Grassland

• Desert

• Chaparral

• Taiga