Biomes

Abiotic factor in a marine biome

• seaweed
• water depth
• coral
• dolphin

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Why is the speed of water an important abiotic factor in a freshwater ecosystem?

• So fish can get places faster
• To move sediment around
• To prevent beavers from building dams
• animals must adapt so they are not washed away

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Most of the nutrients in a tropical rain forest are found in plants so, 

• the rain forest soil is very rich.
• there are few animals in the rain forest.
• the rainforest soil is poor in nutrients
• there are few plants in the rainforest.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Has many trees that do not change much seasonally

• desert
• coniferous forest
• temperate deciduous forest
• savanna

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Has many trees that lose all their leaves to save water

• coniferous forest
• tundra
• temperate grassland
• temperate deciduous forest

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Has organisms with special adaptations to a hot, dry climate

• desert
• savanna
• tundra
• taiga

Tags

NGSS.3-LS3-2

NGSS.3-LS4-2

NGSS.3-LS4-3

Is a wetland that has trees and is often found in low-lying areas

• coral reef
• swamp
• marsh
• estuary

The earth's coldest biome is the....

• Antartica
• Grasslands
• Tundra
• Freshwater

The climate in a tropical rain forest can be described as

• cold and wet 
• warm and dry 
• cold and dry 
• warm and wet 

Tags

NGSS.3-ESS2-2

Birds, beavers, fish, and insects live in this biome.

• Marine
• Freshwater
• Tundra
• Taiga

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1