Biomes Review

Question 1

Nonliving factors in an ecosystem

Accepted Answer

Abiotic

Question 2

The chaparral is a mountainous biome found on the coast of most continents and includes animals like jackals and lizards

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms

Accepted Answer

Biome

Question 4

A coniferous tree is a tree that produces its seeds in cones and that has needle-shaped leaves

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

the community of organisms that live in a particular area along with their nonliving surroundings

Accepted Answer

Ecosystem

Question 6

an area located on a coast line with wet winters and dry summers that are prone to fires

Accepted Answer

Chaparral

Question 7

An area that is populated mostly by grasses and other non-woody plants, and has wet and dry seasons

Accepted Answer

Grassland

Question 8

Colder climate region, with coniferous trees: cold snowy winters and rainy summers that are warm enough to melt the snow

Accepted Answer

Taiga

Question 9

A layer of shorter trees and vines below the canopy

Accepted Answer

Understory

Question 10

the leaves and detritus layer on the ground of the forest

Accepted Answer

Forest Floor

Question 11

Humid biome that receive lots of rain and temperature between 27-32C and located near the equator

Accepted Answer

Tropical Rain Forest

Question 12

Soil that is frozen all year

Accepted Answer

Permafrost

Question 13

A leafy roof formed by tall trees

Accepted Answer

Canopy

Question 14

the trees in a tropical rainforest that rise above the canopy

Accepted Answer

Emergent

Question 15

A habitat in which the fresh water of a river meets the salt water of the ocean

Accepted Answer

Estuary

Question 16

The typical weather patterns (precipitation, temperature) in an area over a long period of time

Accepted Answer

Climate

Question 17

Ecosystem that is contains salt water, and include the following: estuaries, intertidal zones, neritic zones, and oceans

Accepted Answer

Marine/Saltwater

Question 18

Living factors in an ecosystem

Accepted Answer

Biotic

Question 19

an area that has all four seasons and contains trees that shed their leaves and grow new ones each year

Accepted Answer

Temperate deciduous forest

Question 20

Savannas and Prairies are both grasslands but Savannas are warmer and wetter.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

A tree that sheds its leaves and grows new ones each year

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

An extremely cold, dry biome and found near the north pole.

Accepted Answer

Tundra

Question 23

An area that receives less than 25 centimeters of rainfall per year

Accepted Answer

Desert

Question 24

A grassland close to the equator equator and rainforest and receives as much as 120 cm of rainfall per year

Accepted Answer

Tropical Grassland

Question 25

an ecosystem that has lakes, ponds, rivers, or streams, but can include a variety of habitats

Accepted Answer

Freshwater ecosystem

Biomes Review

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Biomes Review

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