Module D Unit 2 Earth's Biomes and Ecosystems

Latitude is a determining factor of climate.

A/An _____ is one of the first species of organisms to live in an area.

broadleaf trees that drop their leaves; located in US, east Asia, and Europe

The ability to do work is ______.

The movement of water between the oceans, atmosphere, land, and living things is the _____.

A thick layer of constantly frozen soil beneath the land surface in the Arctic and high mountain regions is called ____.

What are the ocean zones of a marine ecosystem, from shallow to deepest?

long, cool, wet season and dry summer; Pacific northwest and South America

Resource depletion, pollution, and habitat loss are all environmental problems caused by _______.

Consumers get energy by eating other living organisms.

_____, like bogs, marshes, and swamps, are an area that is saturated with water for at least part of the year.

Humans play a major role in _____, due to the overuse of resources.

Plants and animals cannot live in fast-moving waters.

The law of conservation of mass states that mass can be created or destroyed in the environment.

What is an adaptation that allows some animals to survive in the tundra?

Within a biome is smaller areas called ecosystems with a specific community of organisms and their physical environment.

North American prairie; hot summers and cold winters; deep, rich soils

thin, acidic, nutrient-poor soil; in Canada

A/An ____ has leaves that drop in the winter as an adaptation to cold temperatures.

slow development or replacement of an ecological community by another ecological community over time

_____ is an increase in the ratio or density of people living in a city setting rather than country setting.

What do producers, such as trees, get the energy they need to survive?

What element can be changed by lightning and bacteria into a form that plants can use?

Which of these items IS NOT an abiotic factor that affects ecosystems?

_____ describes the long-term patterns of temperature and precipitation in a region.

The three R's of conservation of resources includes all these items EXCEPT _____.

grasses and few trees; wet and dry season; high average temperature

very dry; very rocky and sandy terrain; hot days and cold nights

low, average temperature; very little precipitation

located near the equator; receives most rain of all biomes

A/An _____ is a tool that can be used to trace the flow of energy through an ecosystem.

Some species in the abyssal zone have bioluminenscence, allowing them to glow in the dark waters to find a mate or prey.

special area filled with many species of organisms and forms where a river flows into an ocean

Pond organisms must be able to survive constantly changing salt levels due to the rise and fall of the tide.

The _____ states that energy cannot be created or destroyed.

Dead organisms that were buried may turn into _____ after millions of years.

A _____ is a community of unique organisms, plants and animals, at a major regional or global level.