Biomes & Ecology

The eastern U.S. is comprised of mostly which biome?

• Desert
• Temperate grassland
• Temperate deciduous forest
• Taiga

Which biome is the coldest?

• Taiga
• Temperate rain forest
• Tropical rain forest
• Temperate deciduous forest

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Complete the levels of organization in ecosystems:
Populations > Communities > ? Biomes

• Ecology
• Ecosystems
• Organisms
• Biosphere

A biome is the same thing as an ecosystem.

• True
• False

The Impala can reach speeds up to 50 mph, and is most adapted to a biome with little trees. Which would most likely be its home?

• Temperate deciduous forest

• Savanna

• Taiga

• Tropical rain forest

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This biome is the most diverse

• taiga

• arctic (polar)

• rainforest

• desert

Which of the following best describes an ecosystem?

• all the living organisms in an area and their physical surroundings
• a region with a distinct climate
• all the living organisms of the same species throughout the world
• all the living organisms in an area

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The taiga biome that covers most of Alaska is pictured above.  Which of the following only lists biotic factors that can be found in this ecosystem?

• freezing temperatures, low precipitation, bogs, and acidic soil
• owls, poor soils, moss, and caribou
• moss, aspen trees, weasels, and raccoons
• birch trees, short summers, lichen ground cover, and bears

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What biome do we live in?

• Tundra
• Taiga
• Tropical Rainforest
• Deciduous Forest

Water would be an example of ...

• A biotic factor
• An abiotic factor

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