Introduction & Biome Introduction(Unit 1,2)
Is a tiger shark alongside, a whale shark a population or a species?
Species
True or False. Limiting factors are the reason why exponential growth cannot occur forever.
True
True or False. The emergent layer is at the tops of the tallest trees.
True
Which desert is the hottest and driest on Earth?
Subtropical desert
True or False. There are no trees in the Arctic Tundra biome?
False, there are trees.
True or False. An observation is a guess, idea, or prediction based on what you see.
False, it is an inference.
True or False. Salinity is an abiotic factor in an aquatic ecosystem.
True.
True or False. Higher biodiversity leads to a less stable environment.
False, higher biodiversity leads to a more stable environment.
What is the main producer in a chaparral desert?
Shrubs
Name two producers from the Arctic Tundra:
Moss, Lichen
True or False. Temperate forests have trees that lose leaves but grow new ones each year
False. It is a deciduous forest
True or False. Nekton are bottom dwellers.
False, benthos are bottom dwellers.
What is the best way of cutting down trees to keep biodiversity stable?
A. Clear cutting
B. Strip cutting
C. Selective cutting
D. All of the above
C. Selective cutting
Where is a tropical grassland located besides Africa?
Australia
How does climate change effect Tundra and Polar ecosystems?
Ice caps melting
Where are chaparrals mainly seen?
Mediterranean Coasts or California
What is the biggest threat to biodiversity?
Habitat destruction
What are the most significant abiotic factors in any biome?
A. Precipitation and Food
B. Temperature and Oxygen
C. Oxygen and Food
D. Precipitation and Temperature
D. Precipitation and Temperature
What is one grass adaptation that helps grass survive wildfires and absorb water?
Deep narrow roots
True or False. Genetic diversity is the number of different types of species in a community.
False, it is species diversity.
True or False. Tropical grasslands are located closer to the equator than prairies.
True
True or False. There are plants in the Limnetic zone(Aphotic) zone.
False. The Limnetic zone is too deep and dark for emergent plants to grow.
True or False. Wildfires are bad for the grassland ecosystem.
False, due to grass having adaptations for wildfires and new plants are able to grow after a wildfire.
True or False. In a climograph, temperature is represented by a bar graph.
False, it is represented by a line graph
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