Naming communities and ecosystems

Question 1

Communities and ecosystems are named according to… (4 things)

Answer 1

1. Climate
2. Environment or habitat
3. Dominant organisms
4. Community structure

Question 2

Communities can be grouped together on a large scale on the basis of climate. These categories are known as __________.

Answer 2

Biomes

Question 3

Each biome is described by the ________ __________.

Answer 3

Community structure

Question 4

What is a desert biome?

Answer 4

arid (very low rainfall) regions

can be sparse vegetation or shrubland

Question 5

What is a temperate forest biome?

Answer 5

can be evergreen in Australia or deciduous in the Northern Hemisphere

Question 6

Ecosystems can be defined by habitat or environment into 3 main categories: (3 categories)

Answer 6

• Freshwater ecosystems
• Marine ecosystems
• Terrestrial ecosystems (i.e. on land)

Question 7

The dominant species (i.e. most abundant species) may be used to name an ecosystem

Answer 7

Mangrove forest: mangrove trees dominate a tidal foreshore

Great Barrier Reef: corals dominate the area