Biotic and Abiotic Factors in Ecosystem Review

An ecosystem includes

• only the nonliving parts of an environment

• only the living parts of an environment

• all of the living and nonliving parts of the environment

• only the parts of the environment that undergo photosynthesis

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How are estuaries different from lakes, rivers, and oceans?

• Estuaries contain only saltwater.

• Estuaries contain only freshwater.

• Estuaries contain both saltwater and freshwater.

• Estuaries are terrestrial ecosystems.

Which comparision of ecosystems is true?

• Boreal forests are warmer than grasslands.

• Grasslands get more rain than deserts.

• Deserts have more plants than rainforests.

• Rainforests are rockier than tundra, which are located near the artic.

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Both forests and grasslands are...

• aquatic ecosystems

• terrestrial ecosystems

• mostly made up of trees

• always in cold places

High average daily temperature and heavy annual precipitation are found in a

• desert

• grasslands

• rainforests

• tundra

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The table below provides information on the types of soil in four ecosystems.  Based on the chart, which of these soil types is the BEST for growing crops?

• tropical

• grasslands

• desert

• artic

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A temperate deciduous forest and a temperate grassland are found to have the same temperature range through the year.  These two ecosystems have similar latitudes and altitudes.  Which of the following is a reason that the two ecosystems have different types of plant and animals species?

• they are at different altitudes

• they are at different latitudes

• the forest gets more precipitation

• the grassland gets more precipitation

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Which is a freshwater ecosystem?

• a lake

• an estuary

• a salt marsh

• an ocean

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Which ecosystem did Myra visit?

• forest

• tundra

• rainforest

• grasslands

Which ecosystem did Ben visit?

• rainforest

• tundra

• forest

• grasslands