Environmental Science midterm review 2020

Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?

• tundra
• desert
• temperate deciduous forest
• tropical rain forest

Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?

• tundra
• desert
• rain forest
• pine forest

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which two factors are most responsible for the difference between temperate forest biomes and taiga biomes? 

• rainfall and prevailing wind
• longitude and ocean currents
• jet stream and cyclones
• altitude and latitude

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What does a limiting factor do?

• makes a population grow large
• stops a population from growing large
• helps organisms adapt to abiotic factors
• provides geographical boundaries for migration

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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Temperature, light, air, water, soil and climate are all ______ parts of the environment.

• biotic
• abiotic
• living
• boreal

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Pioneer species break down rocks, forming the beginnings of

• succession
• soil
• mosses
• trees

What do you call the tree population of the field 150 years after it was abandoned?

• a young forest
• primary succession
• a climax forest
• a prarie community

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

the process by which a new community replaces another community that has been partially ot totally destroyed 

• exponential growth
• primary succession
• secondary succession 
• succesion 

Ability of an organism to survive and reproduce under circumstances that differ from their optimal conditions _____.

• tolerance
• limiting factor
• climax community
• pioneer species

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

These are the general weather conditions of an area over a long period of time.

• thermometer
• climate
• precipitation
• barometer

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