Types of Terrestrial Ecosystems

The tropical rain forest & tropical savanna biomes are similar in ___________, but ________________________________.

• temperature / the savannah doesn't receive enough rainfall to be a forest
• precipitation / the rain forest is hotter
• precipitation / the savanna is cooler
• temperature / the rain forest doesn't receive enough sunlight to be a savanna

The tropical savanna & temperate prairie are both types of grasslands. What differentiates them is the fact that

• the savanna is hotter

• the savanna is cooler

• the grassland is hotter

• the grassland receives much more precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The biome pictured is

• tropical savanna
• tropical rain forest
• temperate rain forest
• temperate deciduous forest

The biome pictured is

• desert
• tropical savanna
• tropical seasonal forest
• boreal forest

The biome pictured is

• temperate prairie grassland

• temperate deciduous forest

• desert

• tundra

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The biome pictured is

• tropical rain forest
• temperate deciduous forest
• temperate rain forest
• tropical seasonal forest

The biome pictured is

• desert
• tundra
• temperate grassland
• boreal forest

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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Temperate prairie grasslands have

• hot summers and cold winters

• no seasons

• hot winters and cold summers

Temperate grasslands include:

• the swamps of southern Florida

• the prairies of North America

• the icy arctic tundra

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Where is the Savanna?

• Australia

• United States

• Africa