Where do I belong?
Name 4 aquatic ecosystems.
Lakes, ponds, oceans, and marshes.
In freshwater ecosystems, the water contains little to no ____.
Salt
The process of removing trees for monetary gain or to clear out space.
deforestation
Which land ecosystem is treeless and is home to polar bears and penguins?
located near the north and south poles
tundra
Do water ecosystems or land ecosystems take up most of the earth's surface?
Water Ecosystems
rainfall is low or very seasonal
main form of plant life is grass
large herbivores such as bison, antelope, and zebras
grasslands
How many types of forest ecosystems are there?
2
The shore where the ocean meets land
Beaches
Name a freshwater ecosystem.
streams, rivers, lakes, marshes, and swamps
abundant rainfall
trees are very tall
floor does not get much sunlight
tropical rainforest
A bat sleeps in what ecosystem?
a cave
Do ocean ecosystems contain freshwater or salt water?
Salt water
Freshwater that is flowing
a river
little rain and extreme temperature
not much grass
kangaroo
desert
Where does a whale live?
in the ocean
The type of forest that loses it's leaves in the Autumn.
Deciduous Forest
Where does all the trash we through into the rivers go?
Great Pacific Garbage patch
a shallow lake
a pond
We call these animals __ when they are not in their correct ecosystem and ruining things all together.
What is an invasive species?