Biomes

In El Nino, rain moves east with the warm pool causing rainy/stormy weather in California and less hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Biotic factors of an ecosystem are:

• non-living things

• always plants

• living things

• soil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?

• tundra
• desert
• temperate deciduous forest
• tropical rain forest

Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?

• tundra
• desert
• tropical rainforest
• chaparral

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which major biome is home to cacti, mesquite, white thorn, pack rats, small reptiles, and coyotes?

• desert
• taiga
• tundra
• grassland

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

An area of shallow water with emergent plants and is dominated by moss is called a:

• bog
• swamp
• marsh
• wetland

The picture below is of a(n) ____ event.

• Non-El Nino (Normal)

• El Nino

• La Nina

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When La Nina and hurricanes pull cold water to the surface and bring nutrient rich sediments from the seafloor, this is called ___________________.

• upwelling

• downwelling

• El zapato

• La Gloria

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which biome contains large populations of grazing herbivores, few species of birds, and deep, rich soil?

• Boreal Forest

• Tundra

• Deciduous Forest

• Grassland

___ is a cold, dry biome where the soil stays frozen the entire year and has very little precipitation.

• Savannah

• Boreal Forest

• Tundra

• Desert

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3