Biomes & Ecosystems

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

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

• Biome

• Climate

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Which biome has a climate that is extremely cold and dry with very few trees and animals that are often white?

• Tropical Rainforest

• Tundra

• Grassland

• Freshwater

The freshwater biome includes all of the following EXCEPT

• lakes
• ponds
• oceans
• streams

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

• Tropical Rainforest

• Taiga

• Desert

• Grassland

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The ocean ecosystem has a high sustainability because of -

• strong, persistent currents moving food

• predator/prey relationships

• green plants growing on the bottom

• the large variety of different organisms (biodiversity)

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Temperature, light, air, water, soil, and climate are all __________ factors of the environment.

• biotic

• abiotic

• living

• biome

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What is an ecosystem?

• All the interacting organisms (biotic) that live in an environment and the abiotic parts of the environment that affect the organisms.

• A person who observes and studies the interactions between the biotic and abiotic parts of the environment.

• The relationship among the biotic parts of the environment like predator and prey.

• The relationship between all the abiotic elements of a pond, river or lake.

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You are abiotic.

• True
• False

Anything "Biotic" is currently living and/or formerly living things.

• True

• False

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In which biome(s) would you find most likely find many animals with white fur?

• Rainforest

• Tundra / Tiaga

• Temperate Forest

• Grassland /Savannah

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