Ecology and Biomes

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

• tundra

• desert

• tropical rainforest

• pine forest

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

• desert

• taiga

• tundra

• grassland

The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...

• Food and Water

• Water and Sunlight

• Temperature and Oxygen

• Water and Temperature 

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What is the main factor that separates the biomes?

• Land

• Water

• Climate

• Longitude

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How can you tell this is a temperate deciduous forest?

• There is little rain all year

• The temperature is warm all year

• Fluctuating temperatures which indicate 4 seasons

• There is a wet and dry season

Biodiversity is not the same all over the planet. Some biomes have higher biodiversity than others. An example of a biome with high biodiversity is ​ (a)   . On the other hand, an example of a biome with little biodiversity is ​ (b)   .

• the tropical rainforest

• the tundra

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The level of ecology that focuses on a group of ecosystems that have the same climate and similar dominant communities.

• biosphere.

• biome.

• ecosystem.

• community.

Label the biomes.

e

d

c

tropical evergreen forest

boreal evergreen forest

tundra

savannah

temperate forest

What is a biome?

• A single ecosystem that has different climates and typical organisms

• A single ecosystems that shares similar climates and typical organisms

• A group of ecosystems that have different climates and typical organisms

• A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

The eastern U.S. is comprised of mostly which biome?

• Desert

• Temperate grassland

• Temperate deciduous forest

• Taiga