Ch 4 Science Test Study Guide Ecosystems This test will be given on Name: Be familiar with these facts about ecosystems: Living and nonliving things make up an ecosystem. Sand dunes are rare in some desert ecosystems. High temperature is a nonliving component of the California desert. The California high desert has different plants and animals than the low desert. Characteristics of a grassland ecosystem: ● medium amount of rain ● located in North America ● include grasshoppers and deer ● large grassy areas Insects are one of the living components of a river ecosystem. The tundra ecosystem has a cold, dry climate and frozen ground. Skeletons of tiny sea animals pile up in a coral reef ecosystem. Broadleaved trees grow in a rainforest. The canopy is formed by tree branches, leaves, and vines tangled together. It is part of the upper layer of the rainforest. The understory zone of a rainforest has shadeloving plants and small trees. Temperate rainforests are cooler than tropical rainforests. Be prepared to write complete, detailed sentences for the following: 1. Explain the term symbiosis. Give one example. 2. Compare a desert ecosystem with a tundra ecosystem. How are the two ecosystems alike? How are they different? Desert ecosystem Tundra ecosystem
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