Ecosystems 5th Grade IXL R1-R6

​ (a)   located in deep ocean territory: average temperature of 39 degrees F: permanent darkness, only small amount of light: creatures that live there are energy efficient: slow metabolic rate, weak muscles, soft skin and slimy bodies

• bathyal zone
• tropical rainforest
• gulf of bathyal
• arctic tundra

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

​ (a)   daily flooding and draining of seawater, rich in nutrients and many organisms, tide pools, caves, and sea stacks are in this zone

• intertidal zone
• brackish zone
• tropical rainforest
• deep ocean trench

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

​ (a)   small amount of rain or snow, dry thin soil and long, cold winters

• cold desert
• taiga rainforest
• temperate forest
• savanna

​ (a)   year-round rain and warm temperatures, soil that is poor in nutrients and many different types of organisms

• tropical rain forest
• desert
• tundra
• grassland

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

​ (a)   hot summers and cool winters with a medium amount of rain and sil that is rich in nutrients

• prairie grasslands
• tropical rainforests
• deserts
• arctic tundra

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

​ (a)   the bottom of the ocean and has no sunlight: has many unusual sea-life creatures that crawl or stick to the ground

• abyssal zone
• tropical reef
• coral atoll
• intertidal zone

​ (a)   has water that stays mostly still and low in salt: also has more oxygen near the surface

• standing freshwater
• flowing saltwater
• ocean water
• brackish water

​ (a)   has low-standing water throughout the year, grasses and a few trees: soil that is rich in nutrients

• marsh ecosystem
• desert biome
• tundra habitat
• savanna landscape

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

​ (a)   wetland that is covered mostly with trees and shrubs: mangroves filter the swamp's water and provide homes for many organisms

• swamp ecosystem
• desert biome
• tundra habitat
• grassland ecosystem

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

​ (a)   part of the ocean above the drop off of the continental shelf, where the greatest concentration of marine life exists-very fragile: cradle of life on earth

• neritic zone
• abyssal plain
• intertidal zone
• benthic zone