Types of Ecosystems

Question 1

coniferous forest

Answer 1

evergreens, pine trees

Question 2

pond

Answer 2

water temperature stays basically the same

Question 3

wetland

Answer 3

bogs, prairie potholes,and flood plants

Question 4

temperate ocean

Answer 4

less variety of species but greater number of individuals

Question 5

grassland

Answer 5

allows growth of grasses prairie, meadow, savannah

Question 6

rainforest

Answer 6

great diversity of organisms

Question 7

biome

Answer 7

typesof this include deserts, tundra, and tropical rainforest

Question 8

temperate deciduous forest

Answer 8

leaves on trees change color and lose leaves in fall

Question 9

lake

Answer 9

contains three layers of temperatures

Question 10

tropical ocean

Answer 10

more varieties of species but less individuals

Question 11

terrestrial

Answer 11

organism that lives or grows on land

Question 12

aquatic

Answer 12

organism that lives or grows in water

Question 13

mangrove forest

Answer 13

river deltas provide lots of rich sediment

Question 14

estuary

Answer 14

partially enclosed body, ocean mixes with freshwater coming in from land

Question 15

riparian marsh

Answer 15

marsh that occurs along a river or stream

Question 16

salt marsh

Answer 16

wetland that is a low coastal grassland

Question 17

swamp

Answer 17

slow moving streams

Question 18

desert

Answer 18

an area of land that gets less than 25 cm (10 in) of precipitation a year