Ecosystem Vocabulary

Type of forest biome near the equator; receives a lot of rain; temperatures are warm all year.

• desert
• tropical rain forest
• arctic
• temperate rain forest

Which biome has wide-open fields of grass?

• Taiga
• Grasslands
• Temperate Forest
• Rainforest

All of the biotic factors in an area is called a _____.

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Community

• Organism

All the populations living in an ecosystem at the same time

• Community

• Habitat

• Population

• Niche

All of one type of organism in an area is called a _____

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Community

• Organism

Which land biome do we live in?

• Grassland

• Tundra

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Taiga

All the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time

• Community

• Habitat

• Population

• Species

The nonliving parts of an ecosystem

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

What are the 2 types of aquatic biomes?

• rivers and streams

• lakes and oceans

• marine and fresh water

• marine and oceanic

All of the living and nonliving parts of an environment in a particular area

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Community