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Follow the link to The World's Biomes page.
Answer the questions by exploring The World's Biomes.
https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/index.php
How many major types of biomes are classified?
How much of the Earth's surface do marine biomes cover?
Select the text describing the variety of organisms in the intertidal zone of the ocean.
Why are there relatively few large mammals in desert biomes?
How many years ago did forest biomes begin to populate the Earth?
Two types of grassland biomes are savannas and temperate grasslands. Match the correct features to the subcategories.
soil is porous, with rapid drainage of water
grassland with scattered individual trees
characterized as having grasses as the dominant vegetation
support different grasses due to disparities in rainfall and soil conditions
has both a dry and a rainy season
soil is deep and dark, with fertile upper layers
vary more from summer to winter
always found in warm or hot climates
can be subdivided into prairies and steppes
Savanna
Temperate Grassland
Select all the types of freshwater biomes listed here.
In the littoral zone of ponds and lakes, which organisms belong to which energy level?
algae
snails
clams
aquatic plants
insects
turtles
crustaceans
snakes
ducks
fish
amphibians
Producers
Primary Consumers
Secondary Consumers
In rivers and streams, as water becomes murky light can more easily penetrate the water column causing species diversity to increase.
Wetlands are not considered freshwater ecosystems as there are some, such as salt marshes, that have high salt concentrations.
Select all the types of marine biomes listed below.
Select all the zones of ocean biomes listed below.
Select the text describing the variety of organisms in the pelagic zone of the ocean.
Select the text describing the variety of organisms in the benthic zone of the ocean.
Select the text describing the variety of organisms in the abyssal zone of the ocean.
The answers to question 19 suggests that corals are both primary and secondary consumers.
Match the desert biome with the correct description.
| Stavka koja se može prevući | arrow_right_alt | Odgovarajuća stavka |
|---|---|---|
Cold | arrow_right_alt | Canopy in most deserts is very rare. Plants are mainly ground-hugging shrubs and short woody trees. Leaves are "replete" (fully supported with nutrients) with water-conserving characteristics. They tend to be small, thick and covered with a thick cuticle (outer layer). In the cacti, the leaves are much-reduced (to spines) and photosynthetic activity is restricted to the stems. |
Coastal | arrow_right_alt | The spiny nature of many plants in semiarid deserts provides protection in a hazardous environment. The large numbers of spines shade the surface enough to significantly reduce transpiration. The same may be true of the hairs on the woolly desert plants. Many plants have silvery or glossy leaves, allowing them to reflect more radiant energy. |
Hot and Dry | arrow_right_alt | Some plants have extensive root systems close to the surface where they can take advantage of any rain showers. All of the plants with thick and fleshy leaves or stems can take in large quantities of water when it is available and store it for future use. In some plants, the surfaces are corrugated with longitudinal ridges and grooves. |
Semiarid | arrow_right_alt | The plants are widely scattered. In areas of shadscale, about 10 percent of the ground is covered, but in some areas of sagebush it approaches 85 percent. Plant heights vary between 15 cm and 122 cm. The main plants are deciduous, most having spiny leaves. |