Ecoregions of Texas

Which Texas ecoregion would most likely have the most evidence of erosion by water?

• Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes

• Plains

• Prairies

• Plateau & Desert/Montane

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Texas ecoregions are constantly changing due to natural and human impacts. What characteristic, we have studied, can increase an ecosystem's ability to withstand change?

• Survival of the Fittest

• Photosynthesis

• Natural Selection

• Biodiversity

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This Texas ecoregion experiences little erosion due to its rich soil with much vegetation where trees are the main plant life.

• Woodlands

• Plateau and Desert/Montane

• Plains

• Prairies

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Weathering can have which of the following effects in Texas?

• Sediment reaching the coast

• Building of mountains in west Texas

• Breaking down of rocks such as at Enchanted Rock

• All the above

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Deposition can have which of the following effects in Texas?

• Rounding or sharpening of rocks

• Forming of sand dunes at the coast

• Breaking down of rocks such as at Enchanted Rock

• All the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Erosion can have which of the following effects in Texas?

• Shoreline of the coast to move landward

• Building of mountains in west Texas

• Breaking down of rocks such as at Enchanted Rock

• All the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What was the effect of overgrazing in the Desert/Montane?

• Increased erosion of the soil

• Change from a grassland to desert

• Plant life is scarce

• All the above

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In the Plains, droughts reduce the amount of plants causing erosion from _____ to be worse.

• wind

• rain

• ice

• gravity

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In the Woodlands, erosion by runoff is minimal due to ______.

• dense forests hold soil in place

• sediments are released into runoff

• fires have been going on for many years

• All the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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Which of the following is a human use of the Gulf Coast Prairies that increases erosion?

• grazing of bison

• urban development

• logging

• All the above

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