Select the prairie grassland ecosystem.
This ecosystem has:
hot summers and cool winters
a medium amount of rain
soil that is rich in nutrients This ecosystem has:
long, cold winters and short, cold summers
mostly small plants
soil that is frozen year-round This ecosystem has:
year-round rain and warm temperatures
soil that is poor in nutrients
many different types of organisms
An environment includes all of the biotic, or living, and abiotic, or nonliving, things in an area. An ecosystem is created by the relationships that form among the biotic and abiotic parts of an environment.
There are many different types of terrestrial, or land-based, ecosystems. Here are some ways in which terrestrial ecosystems can differ from each other:
the pattern of weather, or climate
the type of soil
the organisms that live there
A prairie grassland is a type of ecosystem. It has hot summers and cool winters, a medium amount of rain, and soil that is rich in nutrients.
Choice 1 is a prairie grassland ecosystem. It has hot summers with some rain and cool winters with some snow.
Choice 2 is a tropical rain forest ecosystem. It has year-round rain and soil that is poor in nutrients.
Choice 3 is a tundra ecosystem. It is cold, dry, and rocky. Tundras have permafrost, or soil that is frozen year-round.