climates and ecosystems

An _________ is a group of plants and animals that depend on each other and their environment to survive.

• temperate zone

• forest

• ecosystem

• biome

The condition or state of the air and sky on a given day at a certain time and place.

• climate

• weather

• tropics

• biome

A long-term pattern of the average weather of a place over many years.

• weather

• climate

• tropics

• biome

The _________traces water's movement from Earth's surface into the air and back.

• biome

• prevailing winds

• temperate zone

• water cycle

Area of Earth in the middle latitudes, where temperatures vary by season.

• temperate zone

• biome

• ecosystem

• tropics

Areas of high latitudes that cover the smallest areas of Earth's surface.

• tropics

• temperate zones

• polar zones

• moderate zones

Which is a non-living part of an ecosystem?

• Sunlight
• Air
• Water
• All of these

These types of ecosystems are found in tropical areas where there is more rain.You can see some trees but not many.

• deserts

• tropical rainforests

• savannahs

• temperate grasslands

A land ecosystem that has many grasses and flowering plants is called a?

• wetland

• desert

• tundra

• grassland

What is the biggest difference between a desert and tropical forest?

• How much rain each gets.

• How much life each has.

• How warm it gets.

• How cold it gets.