Terrestrial Ecosystem Practice

Distance of an area from the equator

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Climate

• Topography

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Varies with latitude

• Vegetation

• Climate

• Both climate and vegetation

• None of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Height above sea level

• latitude

• longitude

• elevation

• climate

Characterized by types of plants and climate

• Biome

• Topography

• Elevation

• Species

Area between two biomes/ecosystems

• Ecotone

• Transition zone

• Both ecotone and transition zone

• None of these

Tendency for a transition zone to have greater species diversity

• Ecotone effect

• Polar effect

• Transition effect

• Edge effect

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Type of desert that is mostly hot and dry, with very few plants and mainly rocks or sand

• Tropical desert

• Temperate desert

• Cold desert

Type of desert with high temperatures in the summer and cooler in the winter; includes shrubs, cacti, and succulents

• Tropical desert

• Temperate desert

• Cold desert

Type of desert with very cold winters, warm summers, very low precipitation, and low to no vegetation

• Tropical desert

• Temperate desert

• Cold desert

Type of ecosystem that does not get enough precipitation to grow trees but grows enough for low-lying plants

• Desert

• Grassland

• Forest