Question

use with textbook pages 8 - 28.
biomes and ecosystems
vocabulary
abiotic
adaptations
behavioural
biome
biotic
climatograph
elevation
latitude
ocean currents
physiological
precipitation
structural
temperature
terrestrial
use the terms in the vocabulary box to fill in the blanks. use each term only once.

1. ___ components are the living organisms in an environment, such as plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria.
2. ___ components are the non - living parts of an environment, such as sunlight, soil, moisture, and temperature.
3. a ___ includes large regions that have similar biotic components and abiotic components.
4. a ___ biome is land - based.
5. _ and _ are two important abiotic factors that influence the characteristics of biomes and the distribution of biomes on earth.
6. ___ is the distance measured in degrees north or south from the equator.
7. ___ is the height of a land mass above sea level.
8. ___ are another abiotic factor that affects temperature and precipitation and therefore influences the characteristics of biomes.
9. a ___ is a graph of climate data for a specific region and is generated from data usually obtained over 30 years from local weather observation stations.
10. ___ are characteristics that enable organisms to better survive and reproduce.
11. a _ adaptation is a physical feature of an organisms body having a specific function that contributes to the survival of the organism. a _ adaptation is a physical or chemical event that occurs within the body of an organism that enables survival. a ___ adaptation refers to what an organism does to survive in the unique conditions of its environment.

mhr • section 1.1

Explanation:

1. Biotic refers to living organisms.
2. Abiotic refers to non - living parts.
3. A biome is a large region with similar biotic and abiotic components.
4. Terrestrial means land - based.
5. Temperature and precipitation are key abiotic factors for biomes.
6. Latitude is the distance from the equator.
7. Elevation is the height above sea level.
8. Ocean currents affect temperature and precipitation.
9. A climatograph is a climate - data graph.
10. Adaptations help organisms survive and reproduce.
11. Structural adaptations are physical features; physiological are internal events; behavioural are actions for survival.

Answer:

1. Biotic
2. Abiotic
3. biome
4. terrestrial
5. Temperature, precipitation
6. Latitude
7. Elevation
8. Ocean currents
9. climatograph
10. Adaptations
11. structural, physiological, behavioural