Ch6 L5 Review

What is the term for the following definition: a forest biome with many kinds of trees that lose their leaves each autumn?

• Deciduous Forest

• Rainforest

• Taiga

• Desert

What is the term for the following definition: one of Earth’s largest ecosystems, with its climate, soil, plants, and animals?

• Biome

• Continent

• Habitat

• Biosphere

What is the term for the following definition: a hot, humid biome near the equator, with much rainfall and a wide variety of life?

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Desert

• Tundra

• Savanna

What is the term for the following definition: a cold, treeless biome of the far north, marked by spongy topsoil. Small plants have shallow roots and short growing seasons because of the permafrost in the tundra.

• Tundra

• Desert

• Rainforest

• Savanna

What is the term for the following definition: a sandy or rocky biome, with little precipitation and little plant life. Plants must grow deep roots to find scarce water in the desert.

• Desert

• Rainforest

• Tundra

• Grassland

What is the term for the following definition: a cool, forest biome of conifer trees in the upper Northern Hemisphere.

• Taiga

• Savanna

• Desert

• Tundra

What is the term for the following definition: an upper region that has a dark bottom with many fish and whales. The saltwater ecosystem is characterized by tides.

• Saltwater Ecosystem

• Freshwater Ecosystem

• Desert Ecosystem

• Grassland Ecosystem

What is the term for the following definition: a biome with much rainfall and great diversity of living things. A place where few plants live on its floor because little sunlight can penetrate the thick canopy.

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Desert

• Tundra

• Savanna

Some examples of freshwater ecosystems include _______, streams, rivers, and ponds. Frogs, turtles, and brook trout can be found living happily in a freshwater ecosystem.

• lakes

• oceans

• deserts

• mountains

Rainfall is irregular and much of the area has been turned into farmlands in the _______.

• grasslands

• deserts

• mountains

• forests