Year 7.3.2 World Biomes Keywords

The process of evolutionary change by which a species becomes better suited to its environment is known as:

• adaptation

• biodiversity

• climate

• ecosystem

A group of islands is known as

• an archipelago

• a biome

• permafrost

• boreal forest

The range of different species in an ecosystem is known as

• vegetation

• Taiga

• permafrost

• biodiversity

A global scale ecosystem is known as a

The average weather conditions for a point on the Earth’s surface is known as

An ecosystem is

• a large biome with cold temperatures and coniferous forest.

• a cold biome with harsh conditions that mean minimal plant growth.

• a community of plants and animals that interact with each other and their environment.

• a layer of permanently frozen ground underneath the top soil in the tundra.

• all plants that grow in a place.

Permafrost is

• a large biome with cold temperatures and coniferous forest.

• a cold biome with harsh conditions that mean minimal plant growth.

• all plants that grow in a place.

• a layer of permanently frozen ground underneath the top soil in the tundra.

Taiga is

• a large biome with cold temperatures and coniferous forest.

• a cold biome with harsh conditions that mean minimal plant growth.

• all plants that grow in a place.

The cold biome with harsh conditions that mean minimal plant growth found mainly in the Arctic is known as

All the plants that grow in a place are known as