Unit 2 Biomes and Biodiversity Review

Match the following

• rainforest

• plants have thick leathery leaves, shallow roots and store water in their tissues

• tundra plant and animal adaptations

• plants and animal adaptations include: waxy leaf coating, deep roots, estivation and migration

• estuary adaptations

• plants tend to have large flat leaves and shallow roots

• desert adaptation

• ability to tolerate a wide range of salinity and temperature

• tropical dry forest

• large wide paw, white coloring, deep roots to survive harsh winds

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What biome has moderate temperatures, heavy rainfall, characterized by cone bearing trees that don't lose their leaves and animals that require moisture such as amphibians

• desert

• temperate forest

• savanna

• temperate rainforest

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

This biome is warm moist all year and characterized by the largest variety of plants and animals, nutrient poor soil, dark understory due to shade from the canopy.

• temperate rainforest

• tundra

• tropical rainforest

• tropical grassland

All of the following are descriptions of an estuary except

• occurs where a river empties into an ocean or inland sea.

• referred to as a "nursery" for many marine organisms.

• brackish ecosystem home to mangrove forest and salt marshes.

• include fresh water mashes, swamps bogs and fens

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Match the following

• invasive species

• non-native species with NO NATURAL PREDATORS. harmful to the ecosystem

• indicator species

• species that are in low number and may become extinct

• endangered species

• provides many valuable services to the ecosystem. responsible for the health of the ecosystem

• keystone species

• Found in only one place in the world

• endemic species

• this species can be a sign of some condition in the ecosystem

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Increased biodiversity means increased ecosystem health

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Invasive species_________ biodiversity in ecosystems because they have no natural predators

• increase

• decrease

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Keystone species __________ biodiversity.

• increase

• decrease

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Areas of land flooded with water at least part of the year; prevent flooding, recharge aquifers, filter pollutants. fresh water

• estuaries

• lakes

• wetlands

• pond

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Moderate, seasonal precipitation, not enough rain to support trees; extreme seasonal temperatures; wild fires common; animals adapted to deal with the lack of cover

• tundra

• grassland

• rainforest

• estuary