Biomes

Which biome has weather that hot and rainy for much or all of the year? (use graphs from your notes to help)

• Desert

• Taiga

• Tropical dry forest

• Tropical rain forest

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What aquatic biome is characterized by flowing fresh water?

• Lakes/Ponds
• Mangroves Swamps
• Rivers/Streams
• Coral Reefs

Which of the following is the best definition for estuary?

• Narrow band of coastline that exists between high and low tide.
• Areas along the coast where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean.
• Flowing fresh water containing rapids.
• Freshwater aquatic areas that are saturated by water for at least part of the year.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which biome is pictured below?

• ocean
• freshwater
• coral reef 
• wetland

Which biome is pictured below?

• freshwater
• wetland
• coral reef
• ocean

Which brackish watery biome has some areas that are salty, and some areas that are freshwater?

• freshwater
• coral reef
• estuary
• ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which is NOT a freshwater ecosystem?

• a river
• a lake 
• an estuary
• a stream

The intertidal zone of oceans

• surrounds continents
• is on the coastline
• has tides that rise and fall each day
• is the open ocean

This area is a very harsh environment in the ocean due to tides crashing and receding.

• Coral Reef
• Aphotic Zone
• Abyss
• Intertidal Zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

To which biome do all the ecosystems shown in the figure belong?

• continental shelf
• wetlands
• open ocean
• sea floor