Biomes & Climate Change

A large group of ecosystems that share the same climate and have similar types of communities.

• biome

• biological community

• ecosystem

• biosphere

A vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen. (An example of this biome is Alaska, USA).

• tundra

• coniferous forest

• temperate deciduous forest

• grasslands

Vegetation composed primarily of cone-bearing needle-leaved or scale-leaved evergreen trees, found in areas that have long winters and moderate to high annual precipitation. (An example of this biome are parts of the Rocky Mountains, USA).

• tundra

• coniferous forest

• temperate deciduous forest

• grasslands

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A biome dominated by trees which lose their leaves seasonally. Trees lose their leaves in the fall and regrow them in the spring. Another name for these forests is broad-leaf forests because of the wide, flat leaves on the trees. (An example of this biome is Tennessee, USA).

• tundra

• coniferous forest

• temperate deciduous forest

• grasslands

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A large open area of country covered with grass, especially one used for grazing. (An example of this biome is North Dakota, USA).

• tundra

• coniferous forest

• temperate deciduous forest

• grasslands

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Rainforests that occur in areas which there is no dry season – all months have an average precipitation of at least 60 mm – and may also be referred to as lowland equatorial evergreen rainforest. (An example of this biome is El Yunque National Forest in northern Puerto Rico).

• Tropical Rainforest

• Desert

• Biodiversity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

An ecosystem that forms due to the low level of rainfall it receives each year covering about 20% of the Earth. There are four major types - hot and dry, semiarid, coastal, and cold. They are all able to inhabit plant and animal life that are able to survive there. (An example of this biome is the Sonoran in Arizona, USA).

• Tropical Rainforest

• Desert

• Biodiversity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A term used to describe the variety of plant and animal species in a given biome. An ecosystem or biome that supports a large variety of species is very biodiverse.

• Tropical Rainforest

• Desert

• Biodiversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Climate change refers to significant changes in global temperature, precipitation, wind patterns and other measures of climate that occur over several decades or longer.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Gases that hold heat energy in the atmosphere, which raises the overall temperature of the earth are called _______________.

• greenhouse gases

• warming gases

• solar gases

• temperate gases

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5