Lab Activity
Directions: Applications/Biology Virtual Lab Disc/Launch.
As you do the lab, answer the following questions. (1 point each, 25 points total)
Select: Ecology and Evolution
Select: Ecosystems and Energy Pyramids
1. What is a biome?
2. What are the biotic (living) characteristics of the biome?
3. What are the abiotic (nonliving) characteristics of the biome?
4. What can elevation changes be compared to?
5. Where are tropical biomes located and what characteristics are found there?
6. What are the three tropical biomes?
7. What are characteristics of tropical rain forests?
8. What are characteristics of savannas?
9. What are characteristics of tropical deserts?
10. Where are temperate biomes located and what characteristics are found there?
11. What are the three temperate biomes?
12. What are characteristics of temperate grassland?
13. What are characteristics of temperate forests?
14. What are characteristics of temperate deserts?
15. What are high-latitude biomes and what characteristics are found there?
16. What are the two high-latitude biomes?
17. What are characteristics of taiga?
18. What are characteristics of tundra?
19. What are the aquatic ecosystems?
20. What are characteristics of estuaries?
21. What are characteristics of wetlands?
22. What are characteristics of marine?
23. What are characteristics of freshwater?
24. What determines the width of the trophic pyramid?
25. How much energy is lost by each level of the energy pyramid?