HON Envi - Ch 6 Review

Ecologists use similarities between ecosystems to classify them into broad categories called

• biomes.

• littoral zones.

• estuaries.

• benthic zones.

Which biome would have the lowest net primary production?

• Tropical rain forest

• Temperate grassland

• Coral reef

• Desert

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

This describes the average conditions, including temperature and precipitation over long periods in a given area.

• Weather

• Climate

• Climatographs

• Latitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Day-to-day conditions in Earth's atmosphere such as "sunny and humid" describe

• climate.

• climatograph.

• weather.

• biome.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Climatographs typically show patterns in annual

• rainfall and snowfall.

• precipitation and humidity.

• precipitation and temperature.

• temperature and sunlight.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

On a biome map, patches representing the same biome tend to occur at similar longitudes (areas on earth close or far from the poles or equator) 

• True

• False

There are __ primary biomes

• 5

• 8

• 10

• 20

Which of the following biomes supports more animal species than any other biome?

• Tundra

• Tropical rain forest

• Tropical dry forest

• Desert

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What are the three factors that characterize aquatic systems?

• Salinity, depth and movement (flowing vs standing)

• Salinity, depth and location

• Salinity, temperature and location

• Salinity, temperature and amount of light received

Fresh bodies of water are divided horizontally from the

• littoral to limnetic zone.

• limnetic to littoral zone.

• intertidal, neritic and open zone.

• open, neritic and intertidal zone.