Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems

What are terrestrial ecosystems?

• Ecosystems found on land

• Ecosystems found in water

• Ecosystems found in space

• Ecosystems found in the atmosphere

What are aquatic ecosystems?

• Ecosystems found on land

• Ecosystems found in water

• Ecosystems found in space

• Ecosystems found in the atmosphere

What are the most important abiotic factors that affect terrestrial ecosystems?

• Precipitation and temperature

• Soil nutrients and wind

• Plants and oxygen

• Temperature and predators

What are the 4 major biomes in Canada?

• Tundra, Arctic, Temperate Deciduous Forest, Wetlands

• Mountain forest, Boreal Forest, Grassland and Temperate deciduous forest

• Tundra, Wetlands, Grassland and Mountain forest

• Tundra, Boreal Forest, Grassland and Temperate deciduous forest

Which of Canada's biomes is being described:

Most Northern, cold, extensive regions have permafrost

• Tundra

• Boreal forest

• Grassland

• Temperate deciduous forest

Which of Canada's biomes is being described:

Largest biome, lots of rainfall, warm summers, conifers are the dominant tree

• Tundra

• Boreal forest

• Grassland

• Temperate deciduous forest

Which of Canada's biomes is being described:

Moderate rainfall so more grass growth than trees, dry hot summers, considered the "prairies"

• Tundra

• Boreal forest

• Grassland

• Temperate deciduous forest

Which of Canada's biomes is being described:

Dominated by deciduous trees, most diverse biome because of long growing season, temperatures are not as extreme

• Tundra

• Boreal forest

• Grassland

• Temperate deciduous forest

What are the two major aquatic ecosystems?

• Freshwater and marine

• Rivers and lakes

• Tundra and marine

• Freshwater and grassland

What is the major factor that categorizes freshwater ecosystems and marine ecosystems?

• Temperature

• Acidity

• Salt concentration

• Depth