Which biome receives very little rainfall, and experiences more evaporation than precipitation?
Desert
100
What is the difference between freshwater and marine biomes?
Freshwater vs saltwater
100
Define biome
Group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
200
Define permafrost
Frozen soil
200
What is the difference between carnivores and scavengers?
Carnivores eat meat, scavengers are carnivores that eat dead organisms
200
Which biome is most closely related to where we live?
Deciduous forest
200
Name four types of freshwater biomes
Ponds, lakes, streams, rivers
200
Which biome experiences extreme snowfalls regularly, sometimes reaching as much as 15ft of snow?
Boreal forest (Taiga)
300
What does the word "marine" mean, according to this particular chapter?
Saltwater
300
What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
Food chain is one given possibility, food web is various food chains.
300
In which biome would you find some of the world's largest animals, such as elephants and giraffes?
Grasslands
300
Name two general marine biomes
Estuaries, ocean (any ocean zones count)
300
Who has the most energy in an energy pyramid?
Producers
400
Define photosynthesis
The process of turning sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into food
400
Who do primary consumers depend on when it comes to obtaining food and energy?
Producers
400
Name three differences between the tropical and temperate rainforests
Location, temperature, species
400
In which marine biome would you experience complete darkness?
Ocean's deep zone
400
Which biome is found where freshwater meets saltwater?
Estuaries
500
Define the three words below and describe how they are related: producer, consumer, decomposer
Producers make their own food, consumers eat organisms to obtain energy, decomposers break-down waste. They are related in terms of food chains/webs.
500
Describe how energy travels through a food chain.
As you move down the food chain, energy provided is less and less.
500
Why does the Tundra have such little snow if it is frozen almost all year round?
The Tundra receives as much rain/snow as a desert.
500
Why do so many organisms in the ocean's surface zone rely on algae?
Sunlight only hits the top part of the water so only algae plants can conduct photosynthesis, making them the only producer for all the zone's food-webs.
500
Name all four marine biome zones of the ocean.
Intertidal zone, neritic zone, surface zone, deep zone