Biomes
This biome is characterized by high rainfall and biodiversity, often found near the equator.
What is the tropical rainforest?
This type of aquatic ecosystem includes lakes and rivers, characterized by low salt concentration.
What is freshwater?
The relationship between plants and herbivores is an example of this type of interdependence.
What is a food chain?
This climate factor significantly influences the types of vegetation found in a biome.
What is temperature?
This is the primary source of energy for nearly all ecosystems.
What is sunlight?
This biome has distinct wet and dry seasons and is home to large herbivores like elephants and giraffes.
What is the savanna?
This ecosystem is found where freshwater meets saltwater, serving as a crucial habitat for diverse species.
What are estuaries?
This term describes the interaction where one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed.
What is commensalism?
This term describes the average weather conditions in a region over a long period.
What is climate?
What does the arrows represent in a food chain
What is the flow of energy
this biome experiences four distinct seasons and supports a variety of deciduous trees.
What is the temperate forest?
This ecosystem covers about 70% of the Earth's surface and is divided into zones based on depth and light penetration.
What is the marine environment?
The concept of mutualism can be illustrated by which two organisms that benefit each other?
What are bees and flowering plants?
The amount of this resource determines the productivity of terrestrial ecosystems.
What is water?
This term refers to the various levels of food chains that determine energy transfer in an ecosystem.
What are trophic levels?
This biome is known for its extreme temperatures and sparse vegetation, with organisms adapted to conserve water.
What is the desert?
This area of the ocean is known for its high productivity and diverse marine life, including coral reefs.
What are coastal zones?
a clownfish takes shelter in the tentacles of anemones and keep sea anemones clean. which type of relationship does this represent?
What is mutualism.
Which two biomes are most similar with regard to rainfall
What are tundra and desert
Plants in biomes such as the tundra are adapted to grow in this type of soil, which retains moisture.
What is permafrost?
This cold biome is characterized by coniferous forests and is primarily found in Canada, Russia, and northern Europe.
What is the taiga?
This zone of the ocean is characterized by deep waters and is home to organisms adapted to high pressure and low light.
What is the abyssal zone?
The interconnectedness of life forms in an ecosystem can be represented by this network of feeding relationships.
What is a food web?
These are regions that receive less than 250 mm of rain annually and are characterized by extreme temperature fluctuations.
What are deserts?
This process involves organisms breaking down complex organic material to recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.
What is decomposition?