QUESTIONS 1. Match the description with the correct level of study. A. Biosphere B. Community C. Ecosystem The Earth C C A A B B E E D D 2.

All life and where it lives All the members of a community plus the physical environment in which they live Biomes Tropical rainforest, savanna, desert All the populations living in a given area All live forms in Bloomington-Normal All members of a species living in a given area All the humans living in Bloomington-Normal An individual Maynard Ferguson D. Organism E. Population

Identify each of the following as Abiotic or Biotic. A A A A A B Nonliving factors Light intensity Amount of rainfall pH Supply of gases (O2, CO2) Saprophytes, herbivores, carnivores, omnivores B A A A B B Living factors Temperature range Soil type Mineral supply Predators Parasites

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What two factors are used when naming terrestrial biomes?

Climate and precipitation

4. Identify the terrestrial biome described in each of the follow. Biome TROPICAL RAIN FOREST Climate High temperature Heavy rainfall Tropical High temperature Less rainfall than tropical rainforest Hot Dry Season droughts Occasional fires Less water and lower temperatures than savannas Warm summers Cold winters Moderate precipitation Cold winters Heavy snowfall Very cold winters Permafrost High winds, little rainfall Vegetation Tall trees

TEMPERATE RAIN FOREST

Grasslands Scattered trees Cacti Succulents

DESERT

TEMPEREAT GRASSLAND

Grasses

TAIGA

Deciduous trees

TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FOREST TUNDRA

Cone-bearing trees

Grasses Sedges

5.

What are epiphytes?

Epiphytes are plants that grow on top of or connected to another plant or tree.

In what biome do they live?

Epiphytes are usually found in temperate biomes tropical biomes.

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