Biomes & Ecosystems Article & Questions

These are large areas (larger than ecosystems) that have similar plants, animals and other organisms.

• Biomes

• Weather

• Tundra

• Grasslands

What are organisms?

• Living things that can work independently.

• A community of plants and animals that live in an environment.

• Trees that have cones.

• A frozen prarie.

What are ecosystems?

• Large areas that have similar plants.

•  A community of plants and animals that live in an environment.

• The driest places on Earth.

• Areas covered with grass and very few trees.

Each biome has different types of water, soil, and climate.

The animals and plants in these biomes need to ____________ to the environment.

These forests have cold winters, warm summers and leaves that change color in the fall.

• temperate deciduous forests

• boreal forests

• tropical rainforests

• temperate rainforests

What type of forests have trees that have cones?

• Tropical rainforests

• Temperate deciduous forests

• Boreal forests

• Temperate rainforests

Complete the sentence: Grasslands are areas ______.

• with a lot of trees

• that receive large amounts of rain each year

• where animals hibernate

• that are mostly open and have few trees

Plants in deserts have to be able to survive ....

• very wet conditions.

• a low amount of moisture.

• lots of rain.

• rocky soil.

Which continent is described as the largest desert on Earth?

• Africa

• Antarctica

• Asia

• North America

What is a tundra?

• A frozen prairie

• A large desert

• A tropical rainforest

• A grassland with many trees