Overall Environmental Science Basic Review

Term for a terrestrial ecosystem with similar latitudes, climate, soil conditions, and plants/animals.

• Biome

• Community

• Biosphere

Match the following

• desert

• Located along the equator, this biome has the highest species biodiversity of all the biomes. Exotic plants & animals are found here.

• tropical dry forest

• Receives less than 10 in. of rain per year. Plants in this biome have many adaptations to prevent water loss, & animals tend to be nocturnal.

• tropical rainforest

• Found near large bodies of water. The climate is nice here year round. Plants are resistant to fire & others actually promote fire!

• savanna

• Found north & south of the tropical rainforests. They get less rain than a tropical rainforest but more than a savanna. Deciduous trees are found here.

• chaparral

• Alternating wet & dry seasons with animals & plants adapted to drought (a.k.a. tropical or subtropical grasslands). Elephants, zebras, & lions are found here.

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Match the following

• temperate deciduous forest

• The hot and dry summers, along with low and dense plant growth makes the risk of fire high in this area. Prairie dogs are found here.

• temperate grassland

• This biome in the northwestern USA has a cold winters and hot summers with abundant rainfall to support very tall trees like redwoods and sequoias.

• taiga

• A forested biome dominated by evergreen, cone-shaped, and cone-bearing plants.

• temperate rainforest

• Four distinct seasons with precipitation evenly distributed through the year. Common plants and animals include oak, hickory, deer, bears and many songbirds.

• tundra

• Permanently frozen soil, dwarf forms of plants, little precipitation, little decomposition.

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The kangaroo rat is able to get all of the water it needs through its food and therefore, never needs to drink liquid. This animal has adapted to survive in which biome?

• Forest

• Tundra

• Desert

• Grassland

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Why does the Earth have different climate zones?

• The Moon controls the climate on Earth

• The Earth is tilted on its axis so it gets different amounts of sunlight around it.

• Some areas are close to oceans and others are not.

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Match the following

• Grassland

• 
• Chaparral

• 
• Taiga

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• Tundra

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• Savanna

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What conditions are needed to form coal?

• Heat and pressure and time

• Sea or Ocean

• Oxygen

• Cool and moist

Energy sources that cannot be replaced as quickly as they are used. Has a limited amount.

• Nonrenewable

• Renewable

Which are ADVANTAGES of Wind Energy?

• Does not create pollution after installing and lasts for many years.

• Can use all the time and lasts for many years

• No pollution after installing and able to use all the time

• Earth provides solar energy continuously

Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

• Wind
• Coal
• Solar
• Biomass