Biomes

Question 1

What can influence the global distribution of biomes

Answer 1

Temperature and rainfall

Question 2

What type of biome do we live in

Answer 2

Deciduous forest/ temperature

Question 3

List 4 ways in which our biome differs from a desert biome

Answer 3

• seasonal variation
• mild temperatures
• high rainfall
• larger mammals and greater biodiversity

Question 4

What are biomes

Answer 4

Biomes are the various regions of our planet as distinguished by their similar climate, fauna and flora.

Question 5

Are food chains efficient or inefficient and why

Answer 5

Inefficient because 90% of energy available is lost each time the food chain goes on

Question 6

Give two facts about a pyramid of productivity/energy

Answer 6

• It is always pyramid shaped

- Energy decreases at each feeding level

Question 7

Describe going along a food chain

Answer 7

1. Energy gets Lost
2. Animal size gets Bigger
3. Biomass gets Less

Question 8

What 4 ways does energy get lost in a food chain

Answer 8

• respiration
• movement
• faeces
• uneaten parts

Question 9

What is the length of food chains

Answer 9

They tend to be only 3 or 4 organisms long because there is seldom sufficient energy to support any more trophic levels