Ecosystem & Biomes

1. Organisms that make up the living part of an ecosystem.

• abiotic factor

• ecology

• biotic factor

• biomes

2. What abiotic factors might you find in an ecosystem?

• Mammals, insects, and birds

• Rocks, air, light, and soil

• Plants, fungi, and lichen

• Bacteria and other microbes

3. What are the living and nonliving things in an environment or area?

• predator

• producer

• ecosystem

• abiotic factor

4. All of the populations that live in one area together is called .....

• species

• population

• community

• biotic factor

5. Temperature, light, air, water, soil, and climate are all __________ parts of the environment

• biotic

• abiotic

• boreal

• ecology

6. Most ecosystems derive their energy from ....

• sunlight

• animal

• soil

• dead plants

7. Which biome covers most of the land mass near the Earth's equator?

• tundra

• grassland

• desert

• tropical rain forest

8. What are the key features of the Tundra?

• cold winter, thin acidic soil, evergreen trees

• many evergreen trees, short moist summers, long snowy winters

• cool summers, short dark winters, migrating animals

• treeless, permafrost, cold dark winters

9. What Biome would you find a : Meerkat?

• tundra

• desert

• grassland

• tropical rainforest

10. A large, relatively distinct region with a similar climate, soil, plants, and animals

• community

• population

• ecosystem

• biomes