Studying the Enviornment
How do biomes differ from ecosystems?
What is: Biomes are much larger than ecosystems
What are very dry, and often hot biomes called?
What is: desert
What covers almost three-fourths of Earth’s surface?
What is: The ocean
What is a marsh?
What is: a marsh is a treeless wetland ecosystem where plants and grasses grow.
Name one type of rain forest.
What is: Coniferous forest, temperate deciduous forest, or tropical rain forest.
What are the abiotic factors of an environment?
What is: Sunlight, temperature, rainfall, and soil
What is a chaparral?
What is: a chaparral is a biome that has a fairly dry climate but receives only a little more rainfall than a desert does.
What are tiny producers that float near the surface of the ocean?
What is: Phytoplankton
What is a wetland ecosystem in which shrubs and trees grow?
What is: a swamp
What state can a chaparral be found in?
What is: California
How many functions are there for each organism?
What is: Three
How do plants stay alive in a desert?
What is: Some plants have widespread roots just under the surface to take up water during a storm.
Name two types of marin ecosystems.
What is: estuaries, intertidal ecosystems, coral reefs, kelp forests, or deep-sea hydrothermal vents
Where is the deep-water zone located?
What is: located below the open-water zone, where no light reaches
Where is a place on Earth where the climate is too cold for trees to grow?
What is: a tundra
What are roles of organisms in an environment?
What is: Producers, consumers, and decomposers.
What are the two grasslands called?
What is: prairies and savannas
What are the major zones in the ocean?
What is: the intertidal zone, oceanic zone, abyssal zone, and neritic zone
What is a wetland?
What is: an area of land that is periodically underwater or whose soil contains a great deal of moisture
What are coral reefs made from?
What is: the structure of coral reefs are mainly based on the skeletons of stony corals.
Give one example of a producer, consumer, and decomposer.
What is: producer- plant, consumer- animal, decomposer- fungi
What biome is the most diverse place on Earth?
What is: Tropical Rain Forest
Describe the sargasso sea.
What is: an ecosystem that is only found in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Where can organisms such as decomposers, and consumers be found?
What is: in freshwater ecosytems
Name one animal that lives in a coniferous forest.
What is: deer, moose, porcupines, and squirrels.