Biomes - Terrestrial & Aquatic Ecosystem Dynamics

Fill in the blank: ________ are non-living physical and chemical parts of an environment, such as water, air, temperature, and sunlight.

• Abiotic

• Biotic

• Organic

• Producers

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Fill in the blank: ________ is an area of water that is often classified by the amount of salt in the water, such as freshwater and marine.

• Aquatic biomes

• Desert biomes

• Grassland biomes

• Tundra biomes

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a group of similar ecosystems with the same general abiotic factors and primary producers.

• Biome

• Habitat

• Population

• Community

Fill in the blank: The ________ is the highest level of organization in ecology that includes all the parts of Earth where life exists, including Earth's surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere.

• Biosphere

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Population

Fill in the blank: ________ are living or once-living parts of an environment, including plants, animals, and microorganisms.

• Biotic

• Abiotic

• Synthetic

• Mineral

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Fill in the blank: ________ is a branch of biology that is the study of how living things interact with each other and with their environment.

• Ecology

• Genetics

• Anatomy

• Physiology

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Fill in the blank: An ________ is a community of living things interacting with their physical environment.

• Ecosystem

• Organism

• Habitat

• Population

Fill in the blank: ________ measures how high land is above sea level (gets colder as you go higher above sea level).

• Elevation

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Temperature

Fill in the blank: ________ are areas where freshwater streams or rivers merge with the ocean (i.e. Chesapeake Bay).

• Estuaries

• Lagoons

• Deltas

• Oceans

Fill in the blank: A ________ is an aquatic biome such as a pond, lake, stream, or river in which the water contains little or no salt.

• Freshwater biome

• Marine biome

• Desert biome

• Estuary biome