Ecosystem Diversity

Match the following terrestrial ecosystems:

• Taiga

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• Chaparral

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• Tropical Rainforest

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• Temperate Deciduous Forest

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• Grassland

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Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Terrestrial biomes vary not only in latitude (°N/°S), but also in altitude (elevation). Order the following biomes from closest to sea level to top of a high mountain (10,000 feet) in the tropics.

• Tundra

• Taiga

• Temperate Forest

• Ice

• Tropical Forest

An arid region on the leeward side of a mountain when prevailing winds flow up and over a high mountain, dropping moisture on the windward side.

• rain shadow

• green house effect

• climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

General pattern of atmospheric conditions in a given area over periods ranging from decades to thousands of years

• climate

• weather

• biome

• ecosystem

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Partially enclosed coastal area where a river meets the sea and seawater mixes with fresh water. It is also known as the marine ecosystem nursery.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4