Populations And Ecosystems Ch. 3 Vocabulary Question Preview (ID: 21342)


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What is a Taiga?
a) a freshwater ecosystem characterized by still, or standing water
b) a biome containing many grasses but few trees and has low to moderate rain
c) a biome characterized by cold temperatures and low precipitation. It blooms in the summer.
d) a biome that contains many coniferous trees and in which rainfall is moderate

The Tropical Rain Forest is a a biome distinguished by lush vegetation, abundant rainfall, and plentiful sunlight. It supports the greatest variety of life of any biome.
a) False
b) True
c)
d)

A lake is a ____________ ecosystem
a) land
b) freshwater
c) saltwater
d) sky

A river is a freshwater ecosystem characterized by ___________ water.
a) running
b) walking
c) standing
d) still

Which is a biome a biome that contains many trees and in which rainfall is moderate and supports a variety of animal life
a) Tundra
b) Open Ocean
c) Deciduous Forest
d) Taiga

A shoreline ecosystem is where
a) two waters meet
b) snow and water meet
c) land and water meet
d)

What is a huge saltwater ecosystem that has both floating and free swimming ecosystems?
a) Open Ocean
b) Coastal Ocean
c) River
d) Lake

What is a saltwater ecosystem that is relatively shallow and close to the shoreline and that supports an abundance of life?
a) Coastal Ocean
b) Open Ocean
c) Shoreline
d) River

What are major land ecosystems having a distinct combination of plants and animals?
a) ecosystems
b) populations
c) communities
d) biomes

The tundra is
a) a huge saltwater ecosystem that has both floating and free swimming ecosystems
b) a biome that contains many tress and in which rainfall is moderate and supports a variety of animal life
c) a biome characterized by cold temperatures and low precipitation. It blooms in the summer.
d) a biome containing many grasses but few trees and has low to moderate rain

An endangered animal
a) is in dancer of becoming extinct
b) no longer living as a species
c)
d)

An extinct animal is
a) in danger of becoming extinct
b) no longer living as a species
c)
d)

Biodiversity is
a) compounds that act as the building blocks of living things
b) the variety of organisms that live in Earth’s many ecosystems, and which quickly change after a natural disaster
c) no longer a living species
d) major land ecosystems having a distinct combination of plants and animals

The desert is a biome in which plant life is abundant and rainfall is high.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

What biome is classified as containing many grasses but has few trees and has low to moderate rain.
a) Grasslands
b) Deserts
c) Taiga
d) River

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