A large area that shares the same type of plants and animals
What is a biome
What are three types of wetlands and what ecosystem service do they provide?
Marshes
Swamps
Bogs
They filter pollutants and waste out of the water
What are the type of trees found in tundra biomes?
There are no trees in tundra biomes
These organisms create all of the energy for an ecosystem
What are producers
What is the measure of salt content in water?
What is salinity
Which biome is known for having the most seasonal variation, including trees changing colors in autumn?
What is temperate deciduous forest
This is a model that shows the amount of energy available at each feeding level of an ecosystem
What is an energy pyramid, food web, or food chain
How many terrestrial biomes are there
What is 7
The richest biome in biodiversity is
What is tropical rain forest
Biomes are shaped by long-term patterns in this
Weather and climate
These biomes receive less than 25 cm of rain each year
What is a desert
water in this biome is frozen
What is tundra
What are the seven terrestrial biomes
Grassland
Tropical rainforest
Temperate rainforest
deciduous forest
Tundra
Taiga
Desert
There are three regions of open ocean biomes
What is Sunlit, twilight regions, and dark regions
body of water that serves as home for plants and tadpoles and has temperature variations
What is Freshwater biomes (ponds and lakes)
Biodiversity in this biome includes fungi, ferns, mosses, cougars, bears, and frogs. The summers here are cool and foggy
What is temperate rain forest
This is the lower end of a river that feeds into the ocean
What is an estuary