Ecosystems

Question 1

Biomes

Answer 1

Biomes are regions with similar climate animals and plants

Question 2

Tundra

Answer 2

Covers one fifth of the world
coldest biome
temp ranges to -50 degrees
Animals that live there adapt to the cold
Polar bears, seals & Arctic foxes live there

Question 3

Grasslands

Answer 3

Weather is hot and cold
grass is most important plant
animals living in grasslands are usually herbivore, like gophers

Question 4

Taiga

Answer 4

Largest biome on earth
long cold winters
short mild wet summers
most common plant is the cone baring tree
Animals have thick fur to survive the cold
Common animals are elk, deer and moose

Question 5

Desert

Answer 5

It covers one fifth of the world
Largest desert = Antarctica
Deserts are hot & cold with little rainfall
Plants in the desert are great at storing water like cacti

Question 6

Tropical rainforest

Answer 6

Close to equator
Hot and wet
temps range 70f to 85f
animals adapt to their habitat

Question 7

Deciduous forest

Answer 7

Temperate
Has color changing leaves
It has four seasons
And it is the biome we live in

Question 8

Adaptations

Answer 8

allows a species to survive & reproduce in its environment

Question 10

Ecosystems

Answer 10

an area in which living and non living things interact

Question 11

Environment

Answer 11

All the biotic and abiotic factors that surround an organism

Question 12

Community

Answer 12

Organisms that live together in an ecosystem make up a community

Question 13

Niche

Answer 13

A role that ever species plays in its community (Job)

Question 14

Biotic

Answer 14

Living

Question 15

Abiotic

Answer 15

Nonliving

Question 16

Spices

Answer 16

All members of a population are members of the same

Question 17

Population

Answer 17

Contain all the same types of organisms

Are members of the same species

Question 17

Habitat

Answer 17

The natural home or environment of an animal plant or other organisms