Science Study Guide 4-26-23

Question 1

Ecosystem

Answer 1

A limited area in which living and non-living things interact

Question 2

Difference between Biotic and Abiotic

Answer 2

Abiotic - A Nonliving part of an Ecosystem.
Biotic - A Living Organism, considered as part of its Ecosystem.

Question 3

Biosphere

Answer 3

The habitable portions of the Earth.

Question 4

What is the Understory of a Forest?

Answer 4

The Forest Floor

Question 5

Which Biome has the Greatest Diversity of Living Things?

Answer 5

Tropical Forest

Question 6

What is Brackish Water?

Answer 6

Where the Salt Level is somewhere between Freshwater and Saltwater.

Question 7

What Biome are Coral Reefs found in?

Answer 7

Marine Biomes

Question 8

What is an Animal’s Role in an Ecosystem?

Answer 8

Eating other Animals to keep the other Animal’s population down.

Question 9

Are you ready for the Test?

Answer 9

Yes (Or No in Maci’s case)

Question 10

Where is the Tundra located in the World?

Answer 10

Northern Hemisphere

Question 11

Deserts can be ___ or ____.

Answer 11

Hot and Cold

Question 12

Not a lot of _________ makes it to the Forest Floor in a ________ __________.

Answer 12

Sunlight and Tropical Rainforest

Question 13

What Biome would have an Intertidal Zone?

Answer 13

Marine Biome

Question 14

Also, what is an Intertitle Zone?

Answer 14

An ecosystem that is fit for both water and land animals.

Question 15

You will find different ___________ in different Regions of the _____.

Answer 15

Organisms and Biome

Question 16

Chaparral

Answer 16

A Biome with Mild, Wet Winters, Hot, Dry Summers, and Cycles of Wildfires and Regrowth. (if it helps, think back to History class when we were learning about the Indian Tribes. Do you remember what the Inca’s picture was? It had a llama on it. Well if you do, I believe that was a Chaparral Biome, so when you need to think of what it is, just remember that photo and describe it).

Question 17

Coniferous Forest

Answer 17

A Biome with Long, Cold Winters, and Short, Warm Summers, with Coniferous Trees as the Climax Vegetation.

Question 18

Deciduous Forest

Answer 18

A Biome with Four Seasons, Mild Temperatures, around 100 cm of Early Rainfall, and Deciduous trees as the Climax Vegetation.

Question 19

Desert

Answer 19

A Biome that receives very little Rain, and can be either extremely Hot or Cold.

Question 20

Fresh Water

Answer 20

A biome that is Aquatic and has a variety of animals and plants.

Question 21

Grassland

Answer 21

A Biome often found in the Interior of Continents with Grass as the Climax Vegetation since it receives too little Rainfall to support Trees.

Question 22

Marine

Answer 22

A Biome that is the Ocean/Sea with many Plants and Animals.

Question 23

Savanna

Answer 23

A Biome with Hot Temperatures throughout the year, moderate Rainfall, and a mix of Grasses and Trees as the Climax Vegetation.

Question 24

Tropical Rainforest

Answer 24

A Biome that combines Year-Round Warmth and Large amounts of Rainfall with a lack of a Dry Season.

Question 25

Tundra

Answer 25

A Biome with Little Rainfall, Cold Temperatures, Frozen Soil just beneath the Surface, and Low-Growing Shrubs, Grasses, and Lichens as the Climax Vegetation.