Biome Tropical Rain Forest Savanna Tropical Desert Temperate

“WHAT IS AN ECOSYTEM?” READING GUIDE, p. 79-84 1. Observe the spider on p. 76. What are a couple of its traits that help it survive? What is the relationship between the spider and the fish?

2. Complete this sentence from p. 79: “An ecosystem is....” 3. How is an ecosystem different from a community? 4. The word _______________ refers to the living parts of an ecosystem, like the plants or animals. The non-living parts are called _______________. Three examples are _________________________________________________ 5. What is biodiversity? What are some factors that affect the amount of biodiversity in an ecosystem?

6. What are biomes? What are the two climate factors that determine biomes?

7. Complete this chart of biomes. BIOME

LATITUDE

RAIN/PRECIPTATION

tropical rain forest savanna tropical desert temperate grassland temperate forest temperate desert taiga tundra 8. What are the four different types of aquatic ecosystems?

TEMPERATURE S