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Ecosystem Types and Assignments Guide

The document provides assignments for an environmental science chapter on ecosystems. Students are to: 1) Define 15 terms related to different biomes and ecosystems. 2) Read a chapter section on forests, grasslands, deserts, tundra, freshwater and marine ecosystems. 3) Answer 6 questions about the differences between ecosystem types and threats to coral reefs.

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Ecosystem Types and Assignments Guide

The document provides assignments for an environmental science chapter on ecosystems. Students are to: 1) Define 15 terms related to different biomes and ecosystems. 2) Read a chapter section on forests, grasslands, deserts, tundra, freshwater and marine ecosystems. 3) Answer 6 questions about the differences between ecosystem types and threats to coral reefs.

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Environmental Science

Chapter 4 : Kinds of Ecosystems, pages 78-113


Section 1, 2, 3, and 4: Forests, Grasslands, Deserts, and Tundra, Freshwater Ecosystems, and Marine
Ecosystems
ASSIGNMENTS for the week of Tuesday-Friday, 01/18-21/2011:
I. Define the following terms on loose-leaf paper:
1. Biome
2. Tropical Rain Forests
3. Canopy
4. Temperate Rain Forest
5. Taiga
6. Tropical Savannas
7. Temperate Grasslands
8. Deserts
9. Drought-resistance
10. Estivating
11. Tundra
12. Permafrost
13. Littoral zone
14. Benthic zone
15. Wetlands
16. Estuary
17. Coral reefs
II. Read pages 78-113 and answer the following questions.
1. Which aspects of climate are most important to forest ecosystems?
2. How does a temperate rain forest differ from the taiga?
3. Which would be better suited for agriculture, the soil of tropical rain forest, or that of a
temperate deciduous forest? Explain
4. How are tundras and deserts similar?
5. Which of the life zones of a lake, the area with sunlight or the area without, is likely to
be more biologically diverse? Why?
6. Coral reefs are especially sensitive to environmental disturbances. What are some of the
factors that can damage coral reefs?

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