Who Wants to Who Wants to be a be a Millionaire? Millionaire? The Science Edition The Science Edition (Created by Mrs. Tara (Created by Mrs. Tara Stortzum) Stortzum)
Jan 11, 2016
Who Wants to Who Wants to be a be a
Millionaire?Millionaire?The Science EditionThe Science Edition
(Created by Mrs. Tara (Created by Mrs. Tara Stortzum)Stortzum)
A desert plant’s A desert plant’s shallow roots are shallow roots are
an example of a(n) an example of a(n) ___________.___________.
•adaptationadaptation
The name for the The name for the hot, humid biome hot, humid biome
near the equator is near the equator is the _________.the _________.
•Tropical rain forestTropical rain forest
A biome with trees A biome with trees that lose their that lose their
leaves each autumn leaves each autumn is called a(n) is called a(n) ____________.____________.
•Deciduous forestDeciduous forest
The first species to The first species to live in an otherwise live in an otherwise
lifeless area is called lifeless area is called a(n) ___________.a(n) ___________.
•Pioneer speciesPioneer species
Anything that controls Anything that controls the growth or survival the growth or survival
of a population is of a population is called called
a(n)________________.a(n)________________.
•Limiting factorLimiting factor
A sandy or rocky A sandy or rocky biome with little biome with little
precipitation or plant precipitation or plant life is called life is called
a(n)_______________.a(n)_______________.
•desertdesert
A relationship in which A relationship in which one kind of organism one kind of organism lives in or on another lives in or on another
organism and may organism and may harm the organism is harm the organism is
called _________.called _________.•parasitismparasitism
The cold, treeless The cold, treeless biome of the far biome of the far
north is called the north is called the _________._________.
•tundratundra
The final stage of The final stage of succession is the succession is the ______________.______________.
•Climax communityClimax community
The relationship The relationship between yucca moths between yucca moths and yucca trees is an and yucca trees is an
example of example of ____________.____________.
•mutualismmutualism
True or False?True or False?Pioneer species Pioneer species
are always are always plants.plants.
•False.False.
True or False?True or False?Climax communities Climax communities
stay largely stay largely unchanged unless a unchanged unless a major event occurs.major event occurs.
•TrueTrue
True or False?True or False?A climax A climax
community usually community usually takes a year to takes a year to
develop.develop.•False.False.
True or False?True or False?A pioneer A pioneer
community is the community is the same thing as a same thing as a
climax community.climax community.•False.False.
The relationship The relationship between rain forest between rain forest
orchids and rain forest orchids and rain forest trees is an example of trees is an example of
__________ and __________ and ___________.___________.
•Symbiosis and commensalismSymbiosis and commensalism
True or False?True or False?Each biome has Each biome has
a unique climate.a unique climate.
•TrueTrue
True or False?True or False?All biomes have All biomes have the same kind of the same kind of
soil.soil.•False.False.
True or False?True or False?The rain forest has a The rain forest has a greater number of greater number of plant and animal plant and animal species than the species than the
tundra.tundra.•truetrue
True or False?True or False?Desert biomes can Desert biomes can be found all over be found all over
the world.the world.
•TrueTrue
When a When a relationship relationship
between two kinds between two kinds of organisms of organisms
benefits both of benefits both of them is them is
called__________.called__________.•mutualismmutualism
The land on Earth is The land on Earth is divided into six divided into six
major kinds of large major kinds of large ecosystems called ecosystems called
_________._________.•biomesbiomes
The gradual The gradual replacement of replacement of one community one community with another.with another.
•Ecological successionEcological succession