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What is the study of how living things interact with one another and their environment?
ecology
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What is the biosphere?
the part of Earth in which living things can be found
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Three important abiotic factors within an ecosystem are...
water, air, and sunlight
100
What do deciduous trees do each year?
shed their leaves and grow new ones
100
Why is the soil of the deciduous forest nutrient rich?
because of decayed leaves
200
Describe the definition of a population.
A group of individuals of the same species living in the same area.
200
A group of populations that interact with one another in a particular area is called
a community
200
True or false. Each biome consists of different parts of the world with similar climates.
True
200
Where would you find a layer of permanently frozen soil just below the surface?
tundra
200
Which biome contains the greatest number of species?
tropical rain forest
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What are the two main characteristics used to describe biomes?
Average yearly temperature and precipitation
300
Some environments have very harsh abiotic factors like very low temperatures and long, dark days. How can organisms live in such an environment?
They develop adaptations.
300
Why do grasslands have so few trees?
There isn't enough rain.
300
True or False. The bird species that live in a tropical rain forest migrate to another area of the world for part of the year.
False
300
True or False. If you travel to the desert at night you should bring a sweater.
True
400
Which Great Lake is the deepest?
Lake Superior
400
Name the five Great Lakes.
Huron Ontario Michigan Erie Superior
400
The thick fur of caribou, elk, moose, and deer is an adaptation in which biome?
taiga
400
Which Great Lake is the shallowest?
Lake Erie
400
How many Great Lakes border Michigan?
Four
500
What is your favorite biome? Why?
(Answers will be different for each person.)
500
Name one adaptation of a polar bear.
Example- Large paws to walk on the ice. Thick layer of fur to stay warm. White fur to camouflage. Black skin to absorb the sun's rays and stay warm.
500
Which Great Lake does not border Michigan?
Lake Ontario
500
Tell one correct fact about anything you've learned about biomes.
(Answers will be different for each person.)
500
Name one difference between a deciduous forest tree and a tropical rain forest tree.
Example- Deciduous forest trees lose their leaves in the winter. Tropical rain forest trees do not lose their leaves.
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