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100
Region where annual patterns of rainfall, temperature, and sunlight are similar throughout.
What is climate zone.
100
Area where waves and tides reach the shore.
What is intertidal zone.
100
What is the correct order of the ocean zones from shallowest to deepest? a) intertidal, near-shore, open-ocean b) near-shore, open-ocean, intertidal c) near-shore, intertidal, open-ocean d) intertidal, open-ocean, near-shore
What is a) intertidal, near-shore, open-ocean
100
In an ocean ecosystem, the deeper the water the--- a) greater the number of animals b) warmer the temperature c) less the amount of sunlight d) greater the number of plants
What is c) less the amount of sunlight
100
Give an example of a plant and animal from the Taiga biome.
What is (answers vary)
200
Area of deep water where most animal and plant organisms live at the surface.
What is open-ocean zone.
200
Desert biomes have all of the following EXCEPT-- a) hot and sunny days b) usually cold night temperatures c) very dry soil and air d) animals active in the daytime
What is d) animals active in the daytime
200
Freshwater ecosystems occur in-- a) swamps and marshes b) oceans and seas c) estuaries d) the intertidal zone
What is a) swamps and marshes
200
Give an example of a plant and animal that can be found in the Tropical Rain Forest biome.
What is (answers vary)
200
What biome can you find mosses, lichens, and dwarf willows in and has low rainfall??
What is Tundra biome.
300
Area of calm water, constant temperature, and much algae growth.
What is near-shore zone.
300
The taiga has-- a) grasses with long, slender leaves b) frozen soil with few plants c) pine, fir, and spruce trees d) oak, maple, and hickory trees
What is c) pine, fir, and spruce trees
300
Permafrost is found in the ________ biome. a) grassland b) taiga c) tundra d) desert
What is c) tundra
300
Give an example of plant found in the Deciduous Forest biome and tell how much rainfall there is. (high, moderate, or low)
What is (answers vary and moderate)
300
Region where annual patterns of rainfall, temperature, and sunlight are similar throughout.
What is climate zone.
400
Place where a freshwater river empties into the ocean.
What is estuary.
400
The floor of the rain forest has little plant life because-- a) the vines and ferns choke off the other plants b) the rain forest gets too much sunlight c) very little sunlight gets through the canopy d) toads and salamanders eat the plants on the forest floor
What is c) very little sunlight gets through the canopy
400
The biome with the greatest diversity of life is-- a) taiga b) grassland c) deciduous forest d) tropical rain forest
What is d) tropical rain forest
400
Give an example of an animal found in the Grassland biome and the amount of rainfall (high, moderate, or low)
What is (answers vary and low)
400
Area of deep water where most animal and plant organisms live at the surface.
What is open-ocean zone.
500
Large-scale ecosystem defined by the plants and animals adapted to live in its climate.
What is biome.
500
Evergreens are adapted to life in the taiga because they-- a) shed needles that form a thick mat on the forest floor b) have a waxy covering over their needles c) grow taller than most deciduous trees d) have roots that spread out near the surface
What is b) have a waxy covering over their needles
500
Which is NOT true of estuaries? a) their waters are calm and still b) they have the fewest number of species of any biome c) they help prevent coastal flooding and erosion d) they are the most productive ecosystems on Earth
What is b) they have the fewest number of species of any biome
500
What biome can you find a cactus in and has very low rainfall?
What is Desert biome.
500
Place where freshwater river empties into the ocean.
What is estuary.