There is not much variety in plants in this biome. Majority of the plants are conifer trees which is why it is referred to as the coniferous forest.
What is the taiga
100
one of the most common pioneer organisms
What are lichens
100
one organism benefits from the relationship but at the expense of the other. The organism may live inside the other’s body or on its surface.
(give the name and an example)
What is Parasitism
100
A group of a species is called?
population
100
Plants make their own food, glucose, in a process called
What is photosynthesis
200
An ecosystem situated near the North Pole in the Arctic Circle. It is by far the coldest of all biomes.
What is the tundra biome
200
The steps of primary succession are....
Rock, grass, bushes, little trees, big trees
200
one organism benefits from the other without affecting it. (give the name and an example)
What is Commensalism,
200
These animals have little or no natural enemies. They are the ‘bosses’ of their ecosystems. feed on preys.
What are Predators
200
animal that predators hunt to kill and feed on.
What is prey
300
These Biomes:
have very high temperatures because of the little vegetative cover, less cloud cover, low
atmospheric moisture and the land’s exposure to the sun. Humidity is very low, with a few events
of very little rain in a year.
What is Desert biomes
300
What is the difference between primary and secondary succession?
primary starts with rock, secondary starts with grass. (secondary already has soil)
300
one of the organisms benefits greatly , The other is not helped but is not harmed or damaged from the relationship. In other words, this is a one-sided symbiotic relationship.
What is Commensalism
300
This is probably the most important need for all living organisms, because it is the source of all energy. It also provides heat for plants and animals
What is Sunlight:
300
very large ecological areas on the earth’s surface, with fauna and flora (animals and plants) adapting to their environment.
What is a Biome
400
Mostly made up of grass but there are a few trees.
Because of the availability of grass , there are many grazing animals who take advantage of this abundant food supply.
What is the savanna biome
400
what do lichens do?
Break down rock to make soil
400
Two organisms benefit eachother. Give the name of the relationship and an example
mutualism (plants and insects, clownfish and anemone, birds and hippos, etc)
400
the three main rock types of rocks are:
What is Igneous Rocks, Sedimentary Rocks and Metamorphic Rocks
400
the nonliving things in an environment
What is abiotic
500
About half of all known species of plants and animals live in this biome..Because of the amount of trees it is responsible for the majority of the oxygen production in the air that we breathe.
What is tropical rainforest.
500
What are the steps of aquatic succession?
pond, shallower pond, meadow
500
Not an "ism" but describes a relationship in which one organism kills the other for food.
predation
500
There are five basic needs that all living things have. In addition to temperature and sunlight, they will also need 3 more things: