A group of ecosystems that share similar abiotic and biotic conditions.
What is a biome.
100
These conditions best describe the Tundra climate
What is dry and cold.
100
A. Camel
B. Deer
C. Cheetah
D. Moose
Which of these would you expect to find in the Tropical Rain Fores biome?
What is a cheetah
100
This is the major environmental concern of the Lakes, Ponds and inland sea biome.
What is pollution and littering.
100
This is an example of freshwater wetland.
What is a swamp, freshwater marsh or bog.
200
The average conditions, including temperature and precipitation over long periods in a given area.
What is climate.
200
This biome is known for its dry, warm climate.
What is the desert.
200
A tick feeding of of a moose in the Boreal Forest is an example of this type of symbiosis.
What is parasitism.
200
One major concern of this biome is overgrazing by livestock and plowing. This biome has a high abundance of wildlife including endangered animals such as bison and prairie dogs.
What is The Temperate Grasslands.
200
A. Deer
B. Skunks
C. Bears
D. Red Wolves
Which of these is an endangered animal of the Temperate Forest?
What are red wolves.
300
Climate diagrams like these describe conditions in a biome.
What is a climatograph
300
This aquatic biome is known for its brackish water with a mixture of fresh and salt water.
What are estuaries.
300
A millipede is found in the Chaparral. It fulfills this role in the food web.
What is a decomposer.
300
Deforestation is a major concern in this biome, especially because 20 percent of the oxygen we breathe is made here.
What is the Tropical Rain Forest.
300
In this biome you'd find impala, zebras and black rhinos.
What is the Savanna?
400
This is how climate is different than weather.
What is weather is day to day conditions while climate is average conditions over long periods of time.
400
This biome is known for its hot temperatures, frequent precipitation and poor soil
What is the Tropical Rain Forest
400
A. Shrimp
B. Blue Heron
C. Hermit Crab
D. Horses
Which of these animals are NOT found in the Estuary Biome?
What is a horse.
400
This biome acts like a giant sponge and can help prevent flooding in surrounding areas. This would be a terrible place to build a parking lot, and yet this biome is being destroyed by new development.
What is the Wetlands.
400
In the Chaparral biome shrub grass has this type of relationship with the animals. The shrubs provide food, and in turn the animals provide fertilizer.
What is mutualism?
500
The organic matter, or biomass, that remains after cellular respiration in a biome.
What is net primary production.
500
Ares with less rain than tropical dry forests but more than deserts are known as this biome. Frequent fires here prevent much tree growth.
What is the Savanna
500
This biome is home to endangered animals including grizzly bears, siberian tigers and red foxes.
What is the Boreal Forest.
500
This biome is a protective barrier between sea and land. When this biome is destroyed by coastal development in increases the risk of flooding during hurricanes and tsunamis.
What are estuaries.
500
This is an animal you would find in the Tundra biome.