Sustainable Biomes Introduction

Select the most accurate definition for the term sustainability

• Make something last a long time

• To use natural resources quickly

• The practice of using natural resources responsibly, so they can support both present and future generations

The phrase climate refers to...

• the weather in a place

• the average annual rainfall and temperature of a place

• the temperature of a place

An biome is an ecosystem at a global scale

• True

• False

Select the best definition for the term ecosystem

• an area where animals and plants live

• a community where animals and plants interact

• an area where all living things interact on a global scale

• a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

A terrestrial biome is...

• a water based biome

• a land based biome

Which below is an example of an acquatic biome?

• Grassland

• Tropical forest

• Coral reef

• Desert

Which biome is pictured?

• Tropical forest

• Temperate forest

• Grassland

• Polar

Which biome is pictured?

• Tropical forest

• Tundra

• Desert

• Temperate forest

Biomes are important for human survival as they provide us with resources.

• True

• False

Select the definition of Food security below.

• A place where food is stored securely

• People who eat healthy food

• That all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food

• That food in the future will need to be grown more securely