Biomes & Ecosystems

Which term refers to a living thing, such as a plant or an animal?

• ecosystem

• climate zone

• organism

• tropical rainforest

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Ecosystems with similar organisms living in them, located in the same climate form a...

• a biome

• a forest

• a region

• a living thing

Which of these biomes is a type of grassland?

• desert

• taiga

• rainforest

• savanna

How are trees in a deciduous forest different from trees in a taiga or rainforest?

• they lose their leaves in the fall

• they keep their leaves all year

• they provides homes for animals

• they need sunlight and water

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What makes an estuary such an important part of the environment?

• It is a nursery for young birds, fish, and marine animals.

• It protects the land from storm surges and flooding.

• It filters water before it reaches the ocean.

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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The organisms in an ecosystem are its...

• biome

• abiotic elements

• non-living things

• biotic factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which of these are ABIOTIC factors of an ecosystem?

• sunlight

• animals

• rain

• temperature

• plants

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

• biotic

• abiotic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

• biotic

• abiotic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

• biotic

• abiotic

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