Ecosystems, Communities, and Biomes

biome – a large group of similar ecosystems

climate – the normal pattern of weather that occurs in an area over a long period of time

community – a group of living things of different species found in an ecosystem

desert – a very dry biome

ecosystem – all the living and nonliving things that interact in a given area
 nonliving things living things 

food chain – a description of how energy in an ecosystem flows from one organism to another consumers producer decomposer

food web – a description of all the food chains in an ecosystem

grasslands – land covered by grasses with few trees

population – all the members of the same type of organism living in an ecosystem

taiga – biome that has long, severe winters and short, cool summers

temperate forest – a forest that experiences four distinct seasons: summer, fall, winter and spring
Shown in green below

tropical rain forest – a forest in a region that is very hot and very rainy

tundra – Earth’s coldest biome
Shown in yellow

Quiz Time!
biome, climate, community, desert, ecosystem, food chain, food web, grasslands, population, taiga, temperate forest, tropical rain forest, tundra
Which word means all the members of the
same type of organism living in an ecosystem?

Quiz Time!
biome, climate, community, desert, ecosystem, food chain, food web, grasslands, population, taiga, temperate forest, tropical rain forest, tundra
Which word means a biome that has long, severe winters and short, cool summers?

Quiz Time!
biome, climate, community, desert, ecosystem, food chain, food web, grasslands, population, taiga, temperate forest, tropical rain forest, tundra
Which word means a group of living things of different species found in an ecosystem?

Quiz Time!
biome, climate, community, desert, ecosystem, food chain, food web, grasslands, population, taiga, temperate forest, tropical rain forest, tundra
Which word means a large group of similar ecosystems?

Quiz Time!
biome, climate, community, desert, ecosystem, food chain, food web, grasslands, population, taiga, temperate forest, tropical rain forest, tundra
Which word means a forest that experiences four distinct seasons?

Quiz Time!
biome, climate, community, desert, ecosystem, food chain, food web, grasslands, population, taiga, temperate forest, tropical rain forest, tundra
Which word means a description of all the food chains in an ecosystem?

Quiz Time!
biome, climate, community, desert, ecosystem, food chain, food web, grasslands, population, taiga, temperate forest, tropical rain forest, tundra
Which word means the normal pattern of weather that occurs in an area over a long period of time?

Quiz Time!
biome, climate, community, desert, ecosystem, food chain, food web, grasslands, population, taiga, temperate forest, tropical rain forest, tundra
Which word means a description of how energy in an ecosystem flows from one organism to another?

Quiz Time!
biome, climate, community, desert, ecosystem, food chain, food web, grasslands, population, taiga, temperate forest, tropical rain forest, tundra
Which word is Earth’s coldest biome?

Quiz Time!
biome, climate, community, desert, ecosystem, food chain, food web, grasslands, population, taiga, temperate forest, tropical rain forest, tundra
Which word means a description of all the living and nonliving things that interact in a given area?

Quiz Time!
biome, climate, community, desert, ecosystem, food chain, food web, grasslands, population, taiga, temperate forest, tropical rain forest, tundra
Which word means a biome that is land covered by grasses with few trees?

Quiz Time!
biome, climate, community, desert, ecosystem, food chain, food web, grasslands, population, taiga, temperate forest, tropical rain forest, tundra
Which word means a forest in a region that is very hot and very rainy?

Quiz Time!
biome, climate, community, desert, ecosystem, food chain, food web, grasslands, population, taiga, temperate forest, tropical rain forest, tundra
Which word means a very dry biome?