Ecosystems and Biomes

Which biome has deciduous trees (which lose their leaves)?

• Temperate Forest
• Rainforest
• Grasslands
• Tundra

Which biome has the most variety of plants and animals?

• Temperate Forest
• Rainforest
• Tundra
• Grasslands

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What term is given by scientists to the living parts of an ecosystem?

• Biotic Factors
• Abiotic Factors
• Community
• Population

Abiotic factors are parts of the environment that are...

• Nonliving 
• Living
• Populations
• Vegetation

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One characteristic feature of the tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a permanently frozen subsoil. This characteristic is known as 

• Winterfrost

• Glaciation
• Permafrost
• Crystallization 

Which biome takes up most of the Earth's surface?

• Grassland

• Desert

• Tropical Rainforest

• Aquatic

The first organism to colonize any newly available area and begin ecological succession.

• Pioneer Species

• Population

• Climax Community

• Community

Which of the following is NOT a difference between primary and secondary succession?

• Primary succession takes longer than secondary succession.

• Primary succession begins with no soil, secondary succession does have soil.

• Primary succession and secondary succession have different pioneer species.

• Primary succession occurs where an ecosystem previously existed, secondary succession starts from scratch.

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A pattern of change after existing ecosystem is destroyed, such as clearing for farming.

• Evolution

• Secondary Succession

• Primary Succession

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Primary succession takes ____________ time than secondary succession.

• More

• Less

• Same