Biome and Aquatic Ecosystems

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Science
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9th - 10th Grade
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Jenny Lanthripp
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12 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Which factors are used to characterize a biome, such as the desert, tropical rain forest, or temperate grasslands? Select all of the answers that apply
biotic factors, such as plant and animal life
abiotic factors, such as climate and soil
precise lines of latitude and longitude
levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Which biome is characterized by periods of rainy weather followed by long drought and the weather is generally warm? (use graphs from your notes to help)
Taiga
Tropical dry forest
Tropical rain forest
Desert
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Which biome has weather that hot and rainy for much or all of the year? (use graphs from your notes to help)
Desert
Taiga
Tropical dry forest
Tropical rain forest
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Which biome has weather that is almost dry, with brief but infrequent precipitation (use graphs from your notes to help)
Taiga
Tropical rain forest
Tropical dry forest
Desert
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
The graph presents information about the climate of Dallas, Texas.
Which of the following best describes this climate?
warm temperatures and rainy weather all year long
warm summers, cold winters, seasonal precipitation
seasonal temperatures, little precipitation
warm, wet summers; cold, dry winters
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Kevin is constructing an explanation of the importance of freshwater ecosystems. Which of these statements would be MOST USEFUL to include in the explanation?
Freshwater ecosystems are distributed evenly across a continent.
Freshwater ecosystems hold less than 3 percent of Earth's surface water.
Freshwater ecosystems keep fresh water in one place, and do not release it.
Freshwater ecosystems stay about the same during the year.
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NGSS.MS-LS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
NGSS.MS-LS2-5
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Freshwater ecosystems include three general categories: rivers and streams, lakes and ponds, and freshwater wetlands. Which of the following describes freshwater wetlands, but not the other two categories? Select all correct answers.
The ecosystem soaks up heavy rainfall, which helps to prevent flooding.
Water flows in one direction only through the ecosystem.
Water may cover the soil or lie just under the surface, for at least part of the year.
The ecosystem may be a freshwater bog, a marsh, or a swamp.
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