Select the temperate deciduous forest ecosystem.
This ecosystem has:
long, cold winters and short, cool summers
many evergreen trees
soil that is poor in nutrients This ecosystem has:
year-round rain and warm temperatures
soil that is poor in nutrients
many different types of organisms This ecosystem has:
warm, wet summers and cold, wet winters
soil that is rich in nutrients
only a few types of trees
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 temperate deciduous forest is a type of ecosystem. It has warm, wet summers and cold, wet winters, soil that is rich in nutrients, and only a few types of trees.
Choice 1 is a temperate deciduous forest ecosystem. It has warm, wet summers and cold, wet winters.
Choice 2 is a taiga ecosystem. It has many evergreen trees. It also has long, cold winters and short, cool summers.
Choice 3 is a tropical rain forest ecosystem. It has year-round rain and soil that is poor in nutrients.