Review over Biomes, Succession, & Climate Change

What terrestrial ecosystem has the following features?

Dormant trees (lose leaves in fall)

4 seasons (hot summer and cold winter)

nutrient rich soil

• temperate deciduous forest

• temperate grassland

• taiga

• rainforest

What terrestrial ecosystem has the following features?

Permafrost in soil

Very dry (little precipitation)

Very few trees

• tundra

• taiga

• savanna

• temperate grassland

In which ecosystem do you find the greatest biodiversity?

• temperate deciduous forest

• desert

• rainforest

• savanna

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following is a limiting factor in the desert ecosystem?

• too much precipitation

• extremely hot temperatures

• has 4 distinct seasons

• nutrient rich soil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following is NOT a limiting factor in the rainforest?

• large amounts of precipitation all year

• drought

• warm and consistent temperatures all year

• high levels of competition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What is a limiting factor of the temperate deciduous forest ecosystem?

• nutrient poor soil

• experiences a rainy and a dry season

• experiences 4 distinct seasons

• largely populated by evergreen trees

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which terrestrial ecosystem is represented by this climate graph?

• tundra

• temperate grassland

• rainforest

• desert

Which terrestrial ecosystem is represented by this climate graph?

• tundra

• temperate grassland

• rainforest

• desert

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which terrestrial ecosystem is represented by this climate graph?

• tundra

• temperate grassland

• rainforest

• desert

What terrestrial ecosystem is found at the locations labeled 1 on the map?

• tundra

• taiga

• desert

• rainforest