chapter 19 Biomes and ecosystems review

climate

water

humus

Soil

What is salinity?

a climax community is a community that ___________.

Which of the following is a biotic factor

Which is NOT a FRESH water ecosystem?

Aquatic ecosystems tht have a thin layer of water covering soil that is wet most of the time are called_____?

fungi

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Temperature

Estuaries and wetlands purify water and filter out _____

On the coral reef ecosystem figure shown, which factor is abiotic?

Which of these factors is abiotic?

soil

Why have people cleared so much of Earth's tropical rain forests?

air

Wetlands contain which of the following?

On the coral reef ecosystem figure below which factor is biotic?

bacteria

As plants in an area undergoing ecological succession die, ..........

When people damage desert plants, the plant's recovery can take __________

Decaying organisms fall to the bottom of a pond, lake, or wetland and add nutrients to the water, this process is called

In the open ocean, where does photosynthesis take place?

Grass roots form sod that helps soil absorb and hold water during __________.

What is the name of the area where freshwater meets saltwater?

How do people use water from freshwater ecosystems?

In the above diagram _______ is an abiotic factor

Which of these factors is biotic?

Which is NOT a lake fish?

Which biome has weather that is warm and wet year-round?

Trees that lose their leaves in the fall or in times of drought are called __________

mammals

Which is NOT an aquatic ecosystem