Ecosystems and Biomes

Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?

• tundra
• desert
• temperate deciduous forest
• tropical rain forest

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which biome covers most of the land mass near the Earth's equator?

• tundra
• desert
• grassland
• tropical rainforest

Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?

• tundra
• desert
• tropical rainforest
• pine forest

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which major biome is home to cacti, mesquite, white thorn, pack rats, small reptiles, and coyotes?

• desert
• taiga
• tundra
• grassland

Identify an a example of an abiotic factor?

• Panda
• Turtle
• Butterfly
• sunlight

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Biotic factors of an ecosystem are:

• non-living
• plants
• living thing
• soil

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A biome is......

• Like a snowglobe that you shake and can see different types of animals.
• A large region of earth with a certain type of climate
• An area of earth only found in the United States.
• A community of living things.

True of False?  
Animals that live in the desert have adapted to live with little water since the desert gets little rainfall.

• True
• False

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The earth's coldest biome is the....

• Antartica
• Grasslands
• Tundra
• Freshwater

The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.

• Coniferous Forests
• Deciduous Forests
• Deserts
• Tropical Rain Forests

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