Chapter 3 - The Biosphere

Question 1

the zone of life on Earth Sandwiched between:
● Lithosphere: Earth’s surface crust
● Troposphere: lowest layer of atmosphere

Answer 1

Biosphere

Question 2

large-scale biological communities shaped by its physical environment

Answer 2

Biomes

Question 3

Types of terrestrial Biomes (9)

Answer 3

● Tropical forests
● Tropical seasonal forest and
savanna
● Desert
● Temperate grassland
● Temperate shrubland and woodland

● Temperate deciduous forest
● Temperate evergreen first
● Boreal forest
● Tundra

Question 4

Terrestrial Biomes are classified by

Answer 4

Growth form of the dominant plants

Question 5

What is growth form

Answer 5

Size and morphology of the plants

Question 6

Why are plants used to categorize biomes?

Answer 6

Immobile, meaning they are well adapted to the environment, good indicator for physical environment`

Question 7

evolution of similar growth forms among distantly related species in response to similar selection pressures

Answer 7

Convergence