Terrestrial Ecosystem

hot, humid forests with much rainfall

• grassland

• terrestrial ecosystems

• tropical rainforest

• biodiversity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An ecosystem that is found on land.

• terrestrial ecosystems

• grassland

• tropical rainforest

• deciduous forest

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The forest biome in which many trees lose their leaves each year; it has four seasons.

• biodiversity

• canopy

• tundra

• deciduous forest

The variety of different life forms in an ecosystem.

• biomes

• deciduous forest

• biodiversity

• grassland

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The land on Earth is divided into six major large ecosystems called these...

• biomes

• tundra

• desert

• canopy

A biome in which grasses are the main plant life.

• grassland

• desert

• biodiversity

• taiga

A cool, mostly coniferous (evergreen) forest.

• tundra

• grassland

• desert

• taiga

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The top layer of the tropical rainforest; keeps sunlight from reaching the ground.

• biomes

• tundra

• desert

• canopy

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A sandy or rocky biome with little precipitation or plant life.

• biomes

• tundra

• biodiversity

• desert

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The cold biome of the far north. It has permanently frozen soil, so it can't support large plants.

• taiga

• canopy

• tundra

• biomes