GS Land Biomes and Aquatic Ecosystems

Match the following precipitation per year to their corresponding biomes.

• less than 25 cm

• temperate deciduous forest

• 35 to 100 cm

• taiga

• 200 to 400 cm

• tundra

• 200 to 600 cm

• temperate rain forest

• 75 to 150 cm

• tropical rain forest

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The desert biome receives ​ (a)   of rain each year; while, grasslands receive ​ (b)   of rain each year.​

• less than 25 cm
• 25 to 75cm
• 200 to 600 cm
• 200 to 400 cm
• 75 to 150 cm
• 35 to 100 cm

Match the following

• lichens

• temperate rain forest

• trees which lose their leaves every autumn

• desert

• cactus

• temperate deciduous forest

• evergreen trees

• taiga

• trees with needle-like leaves

• tundra

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Match the following

• moose, lynx, shrews, bears, and foxes

• taiga

• mammals that graze including kangarros, impalas, and zebras

• grasslands

• black bear, cougar, salamander

• desert

• kangaroo rat and nocturnal animals

• temperate rain forest

• arctic hare, hawks, snowy owl

• tundra

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Label the zones of the tropical rain forest.

d

e

g

c

canopy

under canopy

herb layer

understory

forest floor

emergent

undergrowth

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Match the following

• They have more open water because most

  plant growth is limited to shallow areas along the shoreline.

• rivers and streams

• Many are filled

  almost completely with plant material.

• lakes

• Most nutrients that support life are washed into the water from land.

• ponds

• They are fertile and are referred to as biological supermarkets.

• wetlands

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which are the different life zones of the open oceans? Select all that apply.

• lighted zone

• dark zone

• intertidal zone

• coastal zone

Match the following

• covered with water at high tide and exposed to the air during low tide

• intertidal zone

• river meets an ocean and contains a

  mixture of freshwater and salt water

• estuary

• formed over long periods of time from the calcium carbonate shells

• coral reef

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which are other names of estuaries?

• bays

• lagoons

• inlets

• sounds

Which are other names of wetlands?

• swamps

• bogs

• fens

• marshes