BIomes Remediation Assessment

The image shown is a channel catfish in a river environment. Which of the following is NOT a quality of a river environment that helps channel catfish thrive?

• It has a lot of salt in the water.

• It has a hard, shallow bottom.

• It has many small food animals.

• It has many safe places to hide.

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The pictures show a rainforest tree canopy and a toucan that lives in the tree canopy. Select 3 explanations for why this rainforest canopy best supports populations of toucans.

• It has trees with fruits and nuts.

• It has a lot of sunlight of stay warm.

• It provides many places to nest and reproduce.

• It has many leaves that are used as food.

• It has tall plants to stay above ground predators.

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The largest biome in Southern Africa is dominated by grasses, shrubs, and small trees that mostly grow during the short rainy season. There are also large herds of migratory herbivores like gazelles and buffalo that are often followed by lions and other predators. This biome in Southern Africa can best be described as a ?

•   Tundra

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     deciduous forest

•    temperate grassland

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      savanna

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The image shows a tropical rain forest with a large tree canopy that lets through very little sunlight. Which of the following is a form of life that survives well in this environment?

• fungi that enjoy the dark forest floor and help to get rid of animal and plant waste.

• mammals that need the dark, moist soil of the forest floor in which to lay their eggs.

• plants that use moonlight to make food and energy for growth.

• insects that require no water because rainfall is blocked by the canopy.

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The image shows a freshwater marsh environment. Which of the following is a characteristic of a freshwater marsh environment that allows groups of low growing plants, such as sedges, grasses, lily pads, and reeds, to live there?

• The marsh has flowing water available for the plants' roots.

• The marsh has bottom-feeders that make energy for the plant.

• The marsh has deep places that hold all of the water plants.

• The marsh has few trees and is mostly open and flat.

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