Chapter 3 - Lesson 2

Question 1

Each ecosystem has its own

Answer 1

climate

Question 2

Climate is a

Answer 2

pattern of weather

Question 3

Some climates are ___ and ___ and others ____ and ____.

Answer 3

warm/wet, cold/dry

Question 4

Ecosystems have different kinds of

Answer 4

soil, plants and animals

Question 5

Soil is made of ____ and _____

Answer 5

rock/humus

Question 6

Humus is

Answer 6

broken-down plant and animal material.

Question 7

Humus holds ____ and _____.

Answer 7

water and nutrients

Question 8

Humus is useful for

Answer 8

plants

Question 9

Earth has many water ecosystems. Name some and their characteristics

Answer 9

some have saltwater, some have freshwater, some may be warm, some may be cool, some may be shallow and some may be deep

Question 10

Grasslands are covered with

Answer 10

grass

Question 11

Forests are filled with

Answer 11

trees

Question 12

Oceans are filled with

Answer 12

saltwater fish

Question 13

Ponds are filled with

Answer 13

freshwater fish

Question 14

What kind of climate does a desert have?

Answer 14

Dry. It gets very little rain each year. It may get a lot of rain over a few days and months of no rain following.

Question 15

What kind of temperature do you find in deserts?

Answer 15

Sun warms the air and land during the day and when it sets, it gets cool very quickly.

Question 16

Plants that live in the desert must have ways to survive in the

Answer 16

dry, sandy soil. Not all organisms can live in deserts.

Question 17

Desert plants must grow

Answer 17

far apart

Question 18

Most desert animals hunt

Answer 18

when it’s cooler

Question 19

What is a forest?

Answer 19

a forest ecosystem has many trees

Question 20

A tropical rain forest is

Answer 20

warm and damp which helps many things grow

Question 21

The climate in a tropical rain forest

Answer 21

is warm all year with large amounts of rain

Question 22

Some animals that can be found in tropical rain forests are

Answer 22

birds, insects reptiles and monkeys

Question 23

Where can you find temperate forests

Answer 23

North America

Question 24

What kind of animals live in a temperate forest

Answer 24

Bears and deer

Question 25

What is the climate in a temperate forest

Answer 25

It has cold and dry winters and warm and wet summers

Question 26

What kind of soil do you find in tropical rainforest

Answer 26

soil that does not have much nutrients and plants quickly take up whatever nutrients are in the soil

Question 27

What kind of soil do you find in temperate forest

Answer 27

soil that can soak up a lot of water and is rich in nutrients

Question 28

Temperate forests have large

Answer 28

trees

Question 29

Oceans are

Answer 29

large bodies of water

Question 30

Oceans are full of

Answer 30

saltwater and organisms

Question 31

Most ocean organisms live in

Answer 31

shallow water

Question 32

Plantlike organisms in oceans need ____ to grow

Answer 32

sunlight

Question 33

What are the tiny animals called that are found in the ocean

Answer 33

coral

Question 34

What lives in the coral reefs

Answer 34

sea stars and fish

Question 35

Ocean can be very deep, more than ___ meters or ___ feet deep

Answer 35

1500/4900

Question 36

Few organisms can live in the deep ocean because

Answer 36

it is cold and dark

Question 37

What is a wetland

Answer 37

a wet ecosystem where water covers the soil for most of the year

Question 38

In the wetlands, the water is ___ and ____

Answer 38

dark/muddy

Question 39

Wetlands can be found along the edges of

Answer 39

rivers and lakes. You can also find them near oceans and ponds

Question 40

What kind of water does wetlands have

Answer 40

fresh water or salt water

Question 41

Wetlands help prevent

Answer 41

flooding

Question 42

what kind of animals can you find in the wetlands

Answer 42

alligators, fish, frogs

Question 43

What kind of soil do you find in the wetlands

Answer 43

soils that have many rich nutrients that help plants grow and absorb extra water