9th Env Sci Biomes & Aquatic Ecosystems

Term for a terrestrial ecosystem with similar latitudes, climate, soil conditions, and plants/animals.

• Biome

• Community

• Biosphere

Match the following

• Active at night when it is cooler and there are less predators.

• Coniferous

• Inactivity & low metabolic rate, that is entered in response to high temperatures & dry conditions

• Hibernation

• A way animals conserve energy to survive cold times.

• Estivation

• Trees that loose their leaves each year to survive dry times.

• Deciduous

• Evergreen trees that photosynthesize year round.

• Nocturnal

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which two biomes have the least amount of precipitation?

• tundra and desert

• tundra and taiga

• deciduous forest and rainforest

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which one of the statements below best shows the differences between taiga and tundra biomes?

• Tundra biomes have higher temperatures and receive more precipitation than taiga biomes.

• Taiga biomes are found at higher latitudes than tundra biomes.

• Taiga biomes are characterized by cone-bearing evergreen trees while tundra biomes are dominated by slow-growing plants that have shallow root systems.

Grasses, lichens, mosses, caribou, snowy owls, and arctic foxes would most likely be found in which biome?

• desert

• tundra

• temperate grassland

Herds of grazing animals are most likely to be found in which one of the following biomes

• desert

• tundra

• temperate grassland

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Match the following

• desert

• Alternating wet & dry seasons with animals & plants adapted to drought (a.k.a. tropical or subtropical grasslands). Elephants, zebras, & lions are found here.

• savanna

• Found north & south of the tropical rainforests. They get less rain than a tropical rainforest but more than a savanna. Deciduous trees are found here.

• chaparral

• Located along the equator, this biome has the highest species biodiversity of all the biomes. Exotic plants & animals are found here.

• tropical dry forest

• Found near large bodies of water. The climate is nice here year round. Plants are resistant to fire & others actually promote fire!

• tropical rainforest

• Receives less than 10 in. of rain per year. Plants in this biome have many adaptations to prevent water loss, & animals tend to be nocturnal.

Match the following

• temperate grassland

• A forested biome dominated by evergreen, cone-shaped, and cone-bearing plants.

• temperate rainforest

• The hot and dry summers, along with low and dense plant growth makes the risk of fire high in this area. Prairie dogs are found here.

• tundra

• This biome in the northwestern USA has a cold winters and hot summers with abundant rainfall to support very tall trees like redwoods and sequoias.

• temperate deciduous forest

• Four distinct seasons with precipitation evenly distributed through the year. Common plants and animals include oak, hickory, deer, bears and many songbirds.

• taiga

• Permanently frozen soil, dwarf forms of plants, little precipitation, little decomposition.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Monkeys, sloths, toucans, and numerous varieties of insects are most likely found in which biome?

• tropical rainforest

• temperate grassland

• savanna

Which one of the following best describes Salinity?

• bodies of surface water that flow downhill

• the area between high and low tides

• the amount of dissolved salt present in water