Biodiversity and Biomes

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What biome has the greatest biodiversity?

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Tropical Rainforest

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Which biome would be impacted the most by a hurricane, a tundra or a forest?

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The tundra because it has less species and it wouldn't be able to sustain itself as well as the forest.

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What is a taiga?

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A forest biome consisting mostly of cone-bearing evergreen trees.

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What biome features permanently frozen soil called permafrost?

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Tundra

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How does increasing biodiversity affect the sustainability of an ecosystem?

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It allows an ecosystem to survive many changes.

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Define biodiversity.

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The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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What is a biome?

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A large geographical biotic unit, a major community of plants and animals with similar life forms and environmental conditions.

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Name a characteristic of the desert biome.

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Low precipitation and extreme temperature variations.

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What is the primary characteristic of a temperate deciduous forest?

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Trees that lose their leaves in the fall.

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What role do producers play in an ecosystem?

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They convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis, forming the base of the food chain.