Ecosystems

Question 1

What is an ecosystem?

Answer 1

An ecosystem includes all the LIVING (biotic) and NON - LIVING (abiotic) parts in an area

Question 2

What is a decomposer?

Answer 2

an organism that gets its energy by breaking down dead material e.g. Bacteria and fungi

Question 3

Characteristics of tundra

Answer 3

found at high altitudes (above 60 N) in norther Europe and Canada.
little rainfall.
hardly any trees
vegetation includes mosses and low shrubs
layer of permanently frozen ground called permafrost

Question 4

Characteristics of grassland

Answer 4

savannah grasslands - found between tropics with distinct dry & wet seasons
vegetation is grass and trees

Question 5

Characteristics of temperate deciduous forests

Answer 5

found in mid - latitudes where there are 4 distinct seasons.

Question 6

Characteristics of tropical rainforests

Answer 6

found at equator where it is hot and wet all year round

dense canopies of vegetation forming distinct layers.

Question 7

Characteristics of polar

Answer 7

found at north and south poles
very cold, icy and dry
not much vegetation - it is dark most the year