Life Science: Ecology

Question 1

Aquatic ecosystems include

Accepted Answer

All rivers, lakes, and oceans

Question 2

A cold forest of mostly evergreen trees is which biome?

Accepted Answer

Taiga

Question 3

Grasslands exist on every continent.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Temperate deciduous biomes never experience freezing temperatures.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

Primary succession and secondary succession have the same pioneer species.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

Biomes are:

Accepted Answer

Large areas with similar climates and ecosystems

Question 7

Land covered with water at high tide, and exposed at low tide is the

Accepted Answer

Intertidal zone

Question 8

A climax community is a stable stage of ecological balance.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

Estuaries are barren environments without food sources to sustain life.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

Precipitation of less than 25 cm per year classifies a biome as

Accepted Answer

Tundra or desert

Question 11

A biome with 200 cm to 600 cm annual precipitation is a

Accepted Answer

Tropical rain forest

Question 12

The biome with four zones, forest floor, understory, canopy, and emergents is:

Accepted Answer

Tropical rain forest

Question 13

Factors that affect biome climate are:

Accepted Answer

Temperature and precipitation

Question 14

Desert soil is typically made up of

Accepted Answer

Sand and gravel

Question 15

Plant life in aquatic ecosystems is dependent on the amount of sunlight received.

Accepted Answer

True

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