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Millionaire?Millionaire?The Science EditionThe Science Edition

(Created by Mrs. Tara (Created by Mrs. Tara Stortzum)Stortzum)

A desert plant’s A desert plant’s shallow roots are shallow roots are

an example of a(n) an example of a(n) ___________.___________.

•adaptationadaptation

The name for the The name for the hot, humid biome hot, humid biome

near the equator is near the equator is the _________.the _________.

•Tropical rain forestTropical rain forest

A biome with trees A biome with trees that lose their that lose their

leaves each autumn leaves each autumn is called a(n) is called a(n) ____________.____________.

•Deciduous forestDeciduous forest

The first species to The first species to live in an otherwise live in an otherwise

lifeless area is called lifeless area is called a(n) ___________.a(n) ___________.

•Pioneer speciesPioneer species

Anything that controls Anything that controls the growth or survival the growth or survival

of a population is of a population is called called

a(n)________________.a(n)________________.

•Limiting factorLimiting factor

Parasitism is Parasitism is one kind of one kind of

______.______.

•symbiosissymbiosis

A sandy or rocky A sandy or rocky biome with little biome with little

precipitation or plant precipitation or plant life is called life is called

a(n)_______________.a(n)_______________.

•desertdesert

A relationship in which A relationship in which one kind of organism one kind of organism lives in or on another lives in or on another

organism and may organism and may harm the organism is harm the organism is

called _________.called _________.•parasitismparasitism

The cold, treeless The cold, treeless biome of the far biome of the far

north is called the north is called the _________._________.

•tundratundra

The final stage of The final stage of succession is the succession is the ______________.______________.

•Climax communityClimax community

The relationship The relationship between yucca moths between yucca moths and yucca trees is an and yucca trees is an

example of example of ____________.____________.

•mutualismmutualism

True or False?True or False?Pioneer species Pioneer species

are always are always plants.plants.

•False.False.

True or False?True or False?Climax communities Climax communities

stay largely stay largely unchanged unless a unchanged unless a major event occurs.major event occurs.

•TrueTrue

True or False?True or False?A climax A climax

community usually community usually takes a year to takes a year to

develop.develop.•False.False.

True or False?True or False?A pioneer A pioneer

community is the community is the same thing as a same thing as a

climax community.climax community.•False.False.

The relationship The relationship between rain forest between rain forest

orchids and rain forest orchids and rain forest trees is an example of trees is an example of

__________ and __________ and ___________.___________.

•Symbiosis and commensalismSymbiosis and commensalism

True or False?True or False?Each biome has Each biome has

a unique climate.a unique climate.

•TrueTrue

True or False?True or False?All biomes have All biomes have the same kind of the same kind of

soil.soil.•False.False.

True or False?True or False?The rain forest has a The rain forest has a greater number of greater number of plant and animal plant and animal species than the species than the

tundra.tundra.•truetrue

True or False?True or False?Desert biomes can Desert biomes can be found all over be found all over

the world.the world.

•TrueTrue

When a When a relationship relationship

between two kinds between two kinds of organisms of organisms

benefits both of benefits both of them is them is

called__________.called__________.•mutualismmutualism

The land on Earth is The land on Earth is divided into six divided into six

major kinds of large major kinds of large ecosystems called ecosystems called

_________._________.•biomesbiomes

The gradual The gradual replacement of replacement of one community one community with another.with another.

•Ecological successionEcological succession

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