Unit 3 week 4 Vocabulary quiz 23-24

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Select the vocabulary word that BEST matches each definition.

This biome can be descibed by a hot, humid, and flourishing dense forest with high rainfall, usually found around the equator.

tropical grasslands (savanna)

temperate grasslands (prairie)

desert

tropical rainforest

This biome can be described as a cold, dry, vast treeless plain where the subsoil is permanently frozen and supports low lying vegetation.

tropical rainforest

desert

tundra

tropical grasslands (prairie)

This biome can be described as a terrestrial biome that features vast open spaces consisting of tall grasses, scattered small shrubs and trees and large herbivores such as giraffes and zebras.

desert

tundra

temperate grasslands (prairie)

tropical grasslands (savanna)

This biome can be describes as an area, often covered with sand or rocks, where there is less than 10 inches of rain a year and not many plants.

desert

tundra

temperate grasslands (prairie)

tropical grasslands (savanna)

This word describes the global variety of plant and animal species and ecosystems and the ecological processes of which they are part.

plankton

permafrost

biological diversity

thermocline

This word describes the transition layer between warmer mixed water at the ocean's surface and colder deep water below.

plankton

thermocline

phytoplankton

permafrost

This word describes a permanently frozen layer of soil lying on or under Earth’s surface.

thermocline

plankton

desert

permafrost

This word describes microscopic organisms capable of photosynthesis and are the primary producers in the aquatic ecosystem.

permafrost

phytoplankton

biological diversity

plankton

This word describes the small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea or freshwater.

plankton

permafrost

desert

phytoplankton

This biome can be described as a vast, flat land biome characterized by tall grasses and large herbivores such as bison and pronghorn.

desert

tundra

temperate grassland (prairie)

tropical rainforest

This biome can be descibed by a hot, humid, and flourishing dense forest with high rainfall, usually found around the equator.

tropical grasslands (savanna)

temperate grasslands (prairie)

desert

tropical rainforest

This biome can be described as a cold, dry, vast treeless plain where the subsoil is permanently frozen and supports low lying vegetation.

tropical rainforest

desert

tundra

tropical grasslands (prairie)

This biome can be described as a terrestrial biome that features vast open spaces consisting of tall grasses, scattered small shrubs and trees and large herbivores such as giraffes and zebras.

desert

tundra

temperate grasslands (prairie)

tropical grasslands (savanna)

This biome can be describes as an area, often covered with sand or rocks, where there is less than 10 inches of rain a year and not many plants.

desert

tundra

temperate grasslands (prairie)

tropical grasslands (savanna)

This word describes the global variety of plant and animal species and ecosystems and the ecological processes of which they are part.

plankton

permafrost

biological diversity

thermocline

This word describes the transition layer between warmer mixed water at the ocean's surface and colder deep water below.

plankton

thermocline

phytoplankton

permafrost

This word describes a permanently frozen layer of soil lying on or under Earth’s surface.

thermocline

plankton

desert

permafrost

This word describes microscopic organisms capable of photosynthesis and are the primary producers in the aquatic ecosystem.

permafrost

phytoplankton

biological diversity

plankton

This word describes the small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea or freshwater.

plankton

permafrost

desert

phytoplankton

This biome can be described as a vast, flat land biome characterized by tall grasses and large herbivores such as bison and pronghorn.

desert

tundra

temperate grassland (prairie)

tropical rainforest