Terrestrial Ecosystems

______________ have many trees, shrubs, grasses, ferns, and a variety of animals.

• Forest

• Grassland

• Wetland

Forests receive more rain than ________________________.

• grasslands

• wetlands

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

The _______________________ is the top layer of the forest which receives many hours of sunlight.

• canopy

• understory

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

The ______________________________ in the forest receives filtered sunlight that helps smaller shrubs and grasses to grow.

• canopy

• understory

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

This is a ____________________________.

• forest

• grassland

• wetland

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

________________________________ is an area of land that, at least part of the year, is under water.

• Forest

• Wetland

• Grassland

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

There are both freshwater and saltwater wetland ecosystems including marshes and __________________________.

• swamps

• rainforests

• rivers

• lakes

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Wetlands help prevent flooding and ________________________ of the soil.

• weathering

• deposition

• erosion

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

There are various types of grasslands, including temperate grasslands (prairies, steppes) and _______________________.

• rainforests

• marshes

• swamps

• savannahs

Because of limited rainfall, few trees grow in the _______________________________________. Therefore, they receive full sun all day long.

• forests

• wetlands

• grasslands

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2