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s1w7 Wednesday Formative - Session review part 1

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Question 1

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Question 2

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Question 3

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Question 4

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Other Answer Choices:

Order

Kingdom

Family

Class

Phylum

Genus

Species

Domain

Question 5

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match the different biomes to their different characteristics

Taiga

scarce water, but more than 10 inches per year. Short trees. 

tropical rainforest

more water than some, but not enough to support a lot of trees. very different springs vs winter. high plant biodiversity

prairie

enough rain to support large, broad-leaved or deciduous trees

temperate rainforest

tons of rain, close-ish to the equator lots of large trees, high biodiversity 

Shrublands

tons of rain, lots of large trees, not close to the equator

Desert

so cold a layer of ground under the surface is always frozen

Tundra

Cold, snowy, with lots of evergreen trees

Temperate forest

can occur in any other type of biome

Wetlands

less than 10 inches of rain per year. can be hot, cold, foggy, dry or humid.

What is biodiversity?

Population growth in an area

Variety of life forms in an area

Amount of water in a region

Number of rocks in a location

Why is biodiversity important?

Reduces food production

Supports ecosystem balance and services

Causes climate change

Increases disease prevalence

Match the scientist to their contribution to science

Jean Baptiste Lamarck

set the standard for binomial classification, and the taxonomy that we use today

Carolos Linneaus

evolution through the mechanism of survival of the fittest

Charles Darwin

evolution through the mechanism of inheritance of acquired characteristics