Biomes Biodiversity

This biome contains mostly spruce trees and Douglas firs, which are both evergreen.  The winters are long and cold and the summers are short and rainy.  The soil is very rich.  Moose and elk live here.  This biome is classified as a

• taiga

• tundra

• deciduous forest

• temperate forest

The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.

• Coniferous Forests

• Deciduous Forests

• Deserts

• Tropical Rain Forests

The kangaroo rat is able to get all of the water it needs through it's 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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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

High biodiversity makes the food web more complex and better able to support the most species, even if some populations decrease.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

High biodiversity makes it more likely that the ecosystem will be able to keep functioning after a disturbance, such as disease or natural disaster.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

High biodiversity is a sign of a healthy ecosystem.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following in an ecosystem is classified as BIOTIC?

• Rock

• Sand

• Wind

• Tree

When there is higher biodiversity...

• more organisms are likely to die because they can't adapt to environmental changes.

• there is more diversity and higher sustainability of life.

• there is less diversity.

• there is more diversity and lower sustainability of life

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

High biodiversity is ...

• having a lot of the same organism.

• having a few of the same organism.

• only having one of each organism.

• having a lot of variety of different organisms.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A small marine area has phytoplankton as its only producer. Should the marine biologist be concerned about this ecosystem?

• No the fish do not need the phytoplankton. Since there are so many fish, there is high biodiversity.

• Yes, this system has high biodiversity; however the fish can adapt and get food from another source.

• Yes, this ecosystem has low biodiversity. Without a producer the herbivores will die out leaving no food.

• Yes, the fish will overate to get all of the phytoplankton that is left, then they will die.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4