Ecosystems

Question 1

The plant’s natural systems

Answer 1

Atmoshpere

Biosphere

Hydrosphere

Lithosphere

Question 2

Biome

Answer 2

A large geographic area that has a particular climate, vegetation and animal life

Question 3

Which factors make up a biome

Answer 3

Temperature

precipitation

soil type

Question 4

The major biomes

Answer 4

Tropical rainforests

Temperate forests

Deserts

Tundra

Grasslands

Aquatic biomes

Question 5

Biosphere

Answer 5

Part of Earth’s surface, atmosphere and hydrosphere where life exists

Question 6

Global biomes

Answer 6

Tropical rainforest
Temperate forest
Boreal forest
Tundra
Grassland
Savanna
Desert
Marine
Freshwater

Question 7

Tropical forest location

Answer 7

near the equator between tropic of cancer and tropic of capricorn

Question 8

Grasslands location

Answer 8

between temperate forests at high latitudes and deserts at subtropical latitudes

Question 9

Tundra location

Answer 9

in regions just below the ice caps of the Arctic

extending across North America, Europe, Siberia in Asia

Question 10

Ecosystem

Answer 10

the study of the living and non living things in an environment

where the living things interact between each other

and non living environment they are found within

Question 11

Tropical rainforest

Answer 11

no dry season

Average precipitation 60mm

Question 12

Features of Temperate forest

Answer 12

high levels of precipitation

humidity

variety of deciduous trees

Question 13

Features of Tundra

Answer 13

The coldest of all biomes

Low amounts rainfall

Precipitation 150 to 250 mm a year

30 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit (-34 to -6 degrees Celsius)

Question 14

Grasslands

Answer 14

generally open and continuous, fairly flat areas of grass

Precipitation - 500 to 900 millimeters a year

-20°C to 30°C

Question 15

Desert

Answer 15

the driest of all the biomes

Precipitation - 300 mm a year

Average 38°C

Question 16

Aquatic biome

Answer 16

Divided into freshwater and marine regions

Precipitation 1500-6000mm a year

20°C

Question 17

How has vegetation and animals adapted to life in the tropical rainforest

Answer 17

Drip tips - plants have leaves with pointy tips - allows water to run off the leaves quickly without damaging or breaking them

Buttress roots - large roots have ridges which create a large surface area that support large trees

Question 18

Invasive species

Answer 18

An introduced species to an environment that becomes overpopulated and harms its new environment

Question 19

Issues invasive species cause

Answer 19

Extinctions of native plants and animals reducing biodiversity

Competing with native organisms for limited resources and altering habitats

Question 20

Examples of invasive species

Answer 20

Burmese python

Is a threat to native wildlife in the Everglades ecosystem in south Florida

Question 21

Temperate forest location

Answer 21

near cooler coastal areas further north or south of the equator

Question 22

Desert location

Answer 22

can be found in
North America

Central America

South America

southern Asia

Africa

Australia

Question 23

Aquatic biomes location

Answer 23

divided into freshwater and marine regions