Year 9 T1 Revision

A biome is:

• A small piece of land with similar flora and fauna

• a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat

• A large aturally occuring community of extremely diverse flora but limited fauna

• A large man made region used to protect rare species of plants and animals.

This is not a factor impacting Bunbury's climate.

• Distance from the sea

• Latitude

• Prevailing Winds

• Great Mountain Barriers

For every 1000m above sea level, was is the approximate change in temperature?

• -6^oC

• +6^oC

• -10^oC

• +10^oC

Which two biomes take up the most land in Australia?

• Desert and Temperate Forest

• Tundra and Desert

• Temperate Alpine and Tropical Rainforest

• Desert and Grassland

This is a picture from which biome?

• Tundra

• Temperate Forest

• Desert

• Savanna

This is a picture from which Biome?

• Tropical Rainforest

• Temperate Forest

• Mountain

• Desert

Which is not a man made control used to change a biome?

• Chemical Control

• Biological Control

• Habitat Control

• Political Control

An example of chemical control is:

• Using pesticides to get rid of, ummm, pests.

• Introducing a species which feeds on native pests.

• Ploughing the land to change the make up of the soil.

• Removing water from the ground to change the soil composition.

An example of a genetic control within a biome is:

• Importing/creating crop strains to yield higher amounts.

• Introducing outside species to help control pests.

• Draining swamps to get rid of mosquitos.

• Using fertilisers.

Food security is:

• the state of having access to fast food when you want it.

• the state of having access to food all of the time.

• the state of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.

• the state of sometimes having access to affordable nutritious food.