Biomes & Climate Data

• There are a lower number of organisms and fewer varieties of species.

• There are a higher number of organisms and more varieties of species.

• The variet of species has remained constant over the years

• The increase or decrease in the variety of species is unpredictable.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

• little water, high temperature, and sandy soil

• small shrubs, large, woody trees, and sandy soil

• snakes, little water, and large, woody trees

• small shrubs, snakes, and scorpions

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

• by supplying food to the fox

• by giving companionship to the fox

• by eliminating competitors

• by protecting from predators

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

• coniferous forest/taiga

• savannah

• tropical rainforest

• tundra

What is one biotic component of a wetland biome?

• humidity

• rainfall

• reptiles

• tides

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which situation shows an interaction between a biotic and an abiotic factor?

• a bear catching a fish

• a mouse breathing air

• a volcano pouring out lava

• a bird living on a tree branch

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which biome is represented, and what data characterizes the biome

• desert: high average temperatures and dry summers

• taiga: average rainfall and cool summers

• tropical rainforest: high average temperatures and large rainfall amounts

• tundra: low summer temperatures and large rainfall amounts

• hot and dry

• hot and humid

• cold and humid

• cold and dry

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The table shows climatic conditions for a region.

Based on the information, which qualities would plants found in that region MOST LIKELY have?

• broad leaves with channels and drip tips to collect rain

• needle leaves with a thick, waxy cuticle to protect from wind

• thick succulent leaves with spines to protect from predators

• thin long leaves with hair-like structures to trap insects

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-5