Types of Ecosystems

What ecosystem is found ONLY on landforms?

• Aquatic Ecosystem

• Terrestrial Ecosystem

• Food Web

• Food chain

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

This ecosystem comes from a Finnish word "tunturia" which means treeless land.

• Tundra

• Taiga

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Grasslands

This type of tundra ecosystem is found in areas high in the mountains above trees.

• Arctic Tundra

• Alpine Tundra

What is the largest animal that lives in the tundra ecosystem?

• Grizzly bear

• Polar bear

• Whale Shark

• Tiger

This is also known as the coniferous forest or boreal forest.

• Tundra

• Taiga

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Tropical Rainforest

This terrestrial ecosystem has short, wet summers and long, cold winters. It gets plenty of snow during the winter and plenty of rainfall during the summer.

• Tundra

• Taiga

• Tropical Rainforest

• Grasslands

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This terrestrial ecosystem experiences all four seasons - winter, spring, summer and fall. Each season lasts about 3 months.

• Tundra

• Taiga

• Temperate Deciuous Forest

• Tropical Rainforest

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Black bears and wolves are very common animals that live in this type of terrestrial ecosystem.

• Taiga

• Tundra

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Tropical Rainforest

This terrestrial ecosystem is responsible for the majority of the OXYGEN production in the air that we breathe.

• Taiga

• Tundra

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Tropical Rainforest

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

These are also known as prairies and savannas.

• Taiga

• Tundra

• Grasslands

• Desert

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1