Quiz about Ecosystems and Biomes Chpt.6 Vocab

Question 1

What is the average weather in a particular place over a long period of time called?

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climate

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Habitat

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Ecosystem

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biome

Question 2

Which biome has a climate that is extremely cold and dry?

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tundra

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forest

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grassland

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freshwater

Question 3

Which biome usually contains orchids, ferns, and other plants that live on the branches of trees?

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rainforest

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tundra

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temperate deciduous rainforest

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marine

Question 4

The freshwater biome includes all of the following EXCEPT

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oceans

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lakes

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ponds

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streams

Question 5

The greatest variety of species of living organisms is found in a(an)

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rainforest

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taiga

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desert

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freshwater

Question 6

An apple tree is a

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producer

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consumer

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decomposer

Question 7

A hawk is an example of a

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consumer

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producer

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decomposer

Question 8

A mushroom is a

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decomposer

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producer

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consumer

Question 9

________________ are consumers that eat ONLY PLANTS.

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Herbivores

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Carnivores

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Omnivores

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Producers

Question 10

__________________ are consumers that eat ONLY MEAT (other animals)?

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Carnivores

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Omnivores

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Producers

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Herbivores

Question 11

__________________ are consumers that eat BOTH Plants and Animals for food.

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Omnivores

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Producers

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Herbivores

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Carnivores

Question 12

All energy on Earth ultimately comes from what source?

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Sun

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Water

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Consumers

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Oxygen

Question 13

An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:

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Consumer

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Autotroph

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Producer

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Mutualist

Question 14

The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

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They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms.

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They point to the organism that is being eaten.

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It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.

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They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

Question 15

An organism that uses sunlight to create its own food is known as a:

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Producer

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Heterotroph

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Consumer

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Decomposer

Question 16

An energy pyramid represents what?

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The amount of energy available to the next 'feeder' in a food web.

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How much sunlight is available for the ecosystem to use.

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How much energy a particular organism needs.

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How much energy is needed to build a pyramid.

Question 17

How much energy is available to be passed on to the next level in an ecosystem?

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10%

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100%

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50%

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75%

Question 18

Why is there a limited amount of energy that can be passed on to the next feeding level?

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Organisms use some of the energy they get from eating.

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There is never enough sunlight available.

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Some ecosystems have limited resources.

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All the energy is available to be passed on.

Question 19

Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming from them in a food web?

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More than one organism may eat them.

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They may eat more than one other organism.

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This organism gets its energy from multiple sources.

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They have no resources available to them.

Question 20

The largest group of organisms found in a food web would be:

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Producers

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Primary Consumers

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Decomposers

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Tertiary Consumers

Question 21

Earthworms help break down plant and animal remains and return the nutrients back into the soil. What are earthworms?

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decomposers

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consumers

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producers

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predators

Question 22

This organism recycles nutrients back into the soil when it breaks down dead stuff

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decomposers

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producers

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consumers

Question 23

What is this called?

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Food Chain

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Food Web

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Abiotic Factors

Question 24

The place where an organism lives is its _________.

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habitat

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abiotic

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ecosystem

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community

Question 25

An individual living thing is a/an __________.

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organism

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habitat

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ecosystem

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population

Question 26

A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area are called a/an ________.

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population

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community

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habitat

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ecosystem

Question 27

All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.

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ecosystem

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community

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habitat

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population

Question 28

What kind of precipitation is formed when water falls from the clouds and lands on the ground as liquid water?

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Rain

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Hail

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Sleet

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Snow

Question 29

Condensation occurs when water vapour....

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loses heat

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gains heat

Question 30

Condensation involves a change of state from ___ to ___

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Gaseous to Liquid

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Liquid to Solid

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Liquid to Gaseous

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Solid to Liquid

Question 31

Boiling occurs when water ...

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gains heat

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loses heat

Question 32

Evaporate involves a change of state from ___ to ___.

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Liquid to Gaseous

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Solid to Liquid

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Gaseous to Liquid

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Liquid to Solid

Question 33

Melting involves a change of state from ___ to ___

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Solid to Liquid

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Gaseous to Liquid

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Liquid to Gaseous

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Liquid to Solid

Question 34

To clean spectacles, people often breathe out on the spectacles. This is an example of__________.

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Condensation

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Evaporation

Question 35

Water drops seen in the cling foil which is covered on hot food. This is an example of__________.

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Condensation

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Evaporation

Question 36

Steam rising from wet clothes while ironing them. This is an example of__________.

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Evaporation

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Condensation

Question 37

Paint dries up after a while. This is an example of__________.

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Evaporation

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Condensation

Question 38

Water drops seen on the lid of a hot tea pot is an example of__________.

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Condensation

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Evaporation

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Precipitation

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Water cycle

Question 39

What is the process of combining nitrogen gas with other elements to make nitrogen into usable compounds?

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nitrogen fixation

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nitrogen composition

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ammonia

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denitrification

Question 40

A large, relatively distinct region with a similar climate, soil, plants, and animals

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biomes

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ecozones

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biotopes

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biodomes

Question 41

Which major biome's lack of precipitation limits plant grow and is home to cacti, mesquite, white thorn, pack rats, small reptiles, birds, antelope, lizards, fox, snakes, bob cats and coyotes?

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desert

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taiga

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tundra

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grassland

Question 42

This biome is just south of the tundra. It contains mostly spruce trees and Douglas firs, which are both evergreen. The winters are long and cold and the summers are short and rainy. The soil is very rich. Moose and elk live here.

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boreal forest or taiga

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chaparral

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temperate deciduous forest

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temperate rainforest

Question 43

The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.

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Temperate Deciduous Forests

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Coniferous Forests

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Deserts

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Tundra

Question 44

The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...

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Precipitation and Temperature

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Food and Water

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Water and Sunlight

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Temperature and Oxygen

Question 45

Which biome is MOST LIKE the "desert" in terms of precipitation?

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tundra

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tropical rainforest

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temperate deciduous forest

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coniferous forest

Question 46

What type of biome is pictured?

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Desert

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Tundra

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Tropical Rainforest

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Grassland

Question 47

What type of biome is pictured?

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Tropical Rainforest

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Temperate Deciduous Forest

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Boreal Forest

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Grassland

Question 48

Which biome has a climate is warm and moist throughout the year, and has more species of plants and animals than any other biome?

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Tropical Rainforest

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Chaparral

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Boreal Forest

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Tundra

Question 49

This biome contains American black bear, raccoon, porcupine, frog, and white tailed deer

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temperate deciduous forest

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chaparral

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taiga

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desert

Question 50

A Biome covered with grasses is called....

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Grasslands

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Africa

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Meadow

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Forest

Question 51

In which biome would you find giraffes and elephants?

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savanna

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desert

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deciduous forest

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tundra

Question 52

The tallest layer of the Tropical Rain Forest is the _______

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Emergent Layer

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Upper Canopy

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Lower Canopy

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Understory

Question 53

Has clumps of trees and seasonal rains

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savanna

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temperate deciduous forest

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coniferous forest

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temperate grassland

Question 54

permanently frozen underlayer of the earth

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permafrost

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savanna

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tundra

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coniferous

Question 55

trees with seeds protected by cones

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coniferous

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deciduous

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savanna

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tundra

Question 56

Biome characteristics:
Temperature: 10 to 40 degrees C
Precipitation: < 25 cm/yr
Soil: dry, sandy, nutrient poor
Plants: cactus, shrubs, grasses

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Desert

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Taiga (Boreal forest)

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Tundra

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Grassland

Question 57

Biome characteristics:
Temperature: -10 to 15 degrees C
Precipitation: 35-75 cm/yr
Soil: nutrient poor, acidic
Plants: coniferous trees, shrubs

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Taiga (boreal forest)

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Tundra

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Temperate forest

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Grasslands

Question 58

Biome characteristics:
Temperature: -25 to 12 degrees C
Precipitation: < 25 cm/yr
Soil: thin layer, nutrient poor, permafrost
Plants: grasses, low-growing shrubs, mosses

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Tundra

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Grasslands

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Taiga (boreal forest)

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Desert

Question 59

Biome characteristics:
Temperature: 0 to 25 degrees C
Precipitation: 25-75 cm/yr
Soil: thick layer, nutrient rich
Plants: over 100 species of grasses

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Grasslands

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Tundra

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Desert

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Taiga (boreal forest)

Question 60

Biome characteristics:
Temperature: 20 to 35 degrees C
Precipitation: 200-400 cm/yr
Soil: nutrient poor, mildly acidic
Plants: hundreds of species of trees, shrubs, and vines

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Tropical rainforest

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Temperate forest

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Taiga (boreal forest)

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Tundra

Question 61

A large ecosystem is called a ______

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Biome

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Ecosystem

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Habitat

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Niche

Question 62

What is the main factor that separates the biomes?

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Climate

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Land

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Water

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Longitude

Question 63

Which biome is the driest?

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Desert

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Tundra

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Taiga

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Rainforest

Question 64

Which Biome has permafrost?

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Tundra

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Temperate Forest

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Rainforest

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Taiga

Ecosystems and Biomes Chpt.6 Vocab

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