Different Kinds Of Ecosystems

Front 1

What is an area where land and water meet?

Back 1

wetland

Front 2

Species that are gone forever are said to be ______.

Back 2

extinct

Front 3

What grows in areas where winters are cold and summers are hot?

Back 3

deciduous forest

Front 4

Ecosystems that cover large areas of land are called ____.

Back 4

biomes

Front 5

What ecosystem occurs where the ocean meets the land?

Back 5

shoreline

Front 6

A biome with long, cold winters, coniferous trees, low-growing mosses and lichens is called___________.

Back 6

taiga

Front 7

What are species that are in danger of becoming extinct (no longer living) called?

Back 7

endangered

Front 8

Which biome has the highest biodiversity of any ecosystem?

Back 8

Tropical Rain Forest

Front 9

Do the biotic and abiotic area together determine the area's ecosytem?

Back 9

Yes

Front 10

A biome with frozen subsoil year round, long, cold winter, cool summers, and little precipitation is called
_____________.

Back 10

tundra

Front 11

What is a large amount of different life forms called?

Back 11

biodiversity

Front 12

True or False


About 97% of the Earth's water is fresh.

Back 12

False

Front 13

What is the biggest threat to biodiversity?

Back 13

habitat destruction

Front 14

Does the amount of salt in ocean water stay the same throughout all saltwater ecosystems?

Back 14

No

Front 15

The biodiversity of an ecosystem depends on what three major factors?

Back 15

1. its size
2. its terrain
3. its latitude

Front 16

A biome with cold winters, warm wet summers, and leaves falling off trees in autumn is called______________.

Back 16

deciduous forest

Front 17

A biome with heavy rainfall and a warm climate year round is called the _____________.

Back 17

tropical rain forest

Front 18

True or False

Fast-moving water holds more oxygen than slow-moving water.

Back 18

True

Front 19

What is the basis of the food chain in the ocean?

Back 19

plankton

Front 20

True or False

The underwater ecosytems of rivers vary(are different from each other)a great deal.

Back 20

True

Front 21

True or False

Wetlands include marshes, swamps, and bogs.

Back 21

True

Front 22

A biome with wide-open fields of grass is called__________.

Back 22

grasslands

Front 23

A biome with temperatures that can be hot or cold with very little precipitation is called ________________.

Back 23

desert