Characteristics of a Biome
Living organisms in an ecosystem are called _______ ________.
Biotic Factors
Name all six land biomes
Tundra, Coniferous Forest (Taiga), Deciduous Forest, Tropical Rain Forest, Grasslands, and Desert
What biome gets the most rainfall (precipitation)?
Rainforests
What are the two types of aquatic ecosystem?
What are Marine (Saltwater) and Freshwater?
What are the three parts of the energy pyramid?
Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers
Nonliving organisms in an ecosystem are called ________ _________.
Abiotic Factors
What biome gets the least amount of rain?
Desert Biomes
What biome do we live in?
Deciduous Forest
Cattails and lilies are found in which ecosytem?
Freshwater
Where do producers get their energy from?
Sunlight
A population of all living things in one place.
Community
What is the tree top layer that blocks out the sunlight of the rainforest called?
The Canopy
Which biome has trees that change leaves with the seasons?
Deciduous Forest
Coral reefs grow in this type of aquatic biome.
What organism eats dead organisms?
What are the characteristics that define an ecosystem?
Climate (precipitation and temperature), Soil, animals, plants, location
Which biome has evergreen trees?
Coniferous/Taiga
This ecosystem accounts for nearly 40% of the Earth's oxygen supply.
The Rainforest Biome
Salt water environments are made up of about ____% salt.
3%
What type of organisms changes dead material into nutrients for other animals to use?
Decomposers
What would happen to an animal population if housing were developed in their space?
There would be a decrease in available food.
There would be increase in loss of habitat.
Why do tropical rainforest always have warm temperatures?
They are located near the equator.
This biome is home to the least amount of plant and animal life.
Tundra
What aquatic environment is both salt water and freshwater?
Estuaries
All the organisms would not exist.