Question 1
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What type of ecosystem is being shown here?
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Coral reef
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Deciduous forest
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Tropical
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Hot Desert
Question 2
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Label the ecosystems shown on the map.
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Hot desert
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Tropical
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Deciduous woodland
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Coral Reef
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Desertification
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Semi-arid
Question 3
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Identify the ecosystems marked below.
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Deciduous woodland
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Coniferous woodland
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Savanna grassland
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Tundra
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Polar
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Arctic
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Tropical Rainforest
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Temperate grassland
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Desert
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Mediterranean
Question 4
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Up to [blank_start]50[blank_end]% of the rainforest's precipitation comes from its own evapotranspiration.
Question 5
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Heavy rainfall creates [blank_start]a hardpan[blank_end] in tropical rainforest soils.
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a hardpan
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nutrients
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waterlogging
Question 6
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What type of roots do rainforest trees have?
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buttress roots
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shallow roots
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taproots
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stilt roots
Question 7
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Rainforest soils are very fertile.
Question 8
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The primary reason for deforestation is [blank_start]cattle[blank_end] ranching.
Question 9
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What is afforestation?
Question 10
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Biotic means [blank_start]living[blank_end] and abiotic means [blank_start]non-living[blank_end].
Question 11
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Another name for temperate grasslands is [blank_start]prairies[blank_end].
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prairies
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savannah
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monsoon forest
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semi-arid
Question 12
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Which of the following does not affect ecosystem characteristics?
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Longitude
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Climate
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Ocean currents
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Altitude
Question 13
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Which animal was introduced into Yellowstone National Park to control the elk population?
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Grey wolves
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Grizzly bears
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Mountain lions
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Timber wolves
Question 14
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Which UK ecosystem is home to red deer?
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Moorlands
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Heathland
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Mixed woodland
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Wetland
Question 15
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The Lake District is an example of which type of ecosystem?
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Wetlands
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Moorlands
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Mixed woodland
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Heathland
Question 16
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Finite resources are renewable.
Question 17
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Desert regions have lots of biodiversity.
Question 18
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Mediterranean ecosystems are found on the [blank_start]west[blank_end] coast of continents.
Question 19
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Deforested areas are prone to soil erosion.
Question 20
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The four layers of deciduous woodland in order from top to bottom are:
[blank_start]Canopy[blank_end]
[blank_start]Sub-canopy[blank_end]
[blank_start]Herb[blank_end]
[blank_start]Ground[blank_end]
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Canopy
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Sub-canopy
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Herb
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Ground
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Emergents
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Under-canopy
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Forest floor