5 Written Questions

1. the ecosystem that is located at the northernmost tip of Labrador
2. a group made up of all the interacting populations that live in an area
3. soil that has been at or below the freezing point of water for two or more years
4. extensive wetlands
5. the name of very low temperatures and little precipitation that occurs in the Artic ecosystem

5 Matching Questions

1. population
2. tuckamore
3. species
4. biologist
5. treeline

1. a a clump of weather-beaten conifers (spruce, fir, pine and larch). From cold, salty wind of the ocean.
2. b the altitude at which tree growth is impossible
3. c a scientist who studies living things
4. d a group of organisms of the same species, living together in one ecosystem
5. e a group of organisms that can successfully mate with each other

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. the scientist who studies groups of individuals of the same species that live together in one ecosystem at the same time
   1. ecosystem
   2. ecologist
   3. biologist
   4. forest
2. roles of a species including where it lives, how it obtains its food and how it affects its environment
   1. migrate
   2. peat
   3. biotic
   4. niche
3. the non-living things in the environment
   1. abiotic
   2. Arctic
   3. biotic
   4. habitat
4. any living thing
   1. organism
   2. Arctic
   3. forest
   4. community
5. the area where trees become fewer and shorter as conditions become less hospitable, usually as you go up a mountain
   1. struggle zone
   2. tuckamore
   3. population
   4. treeline

5 True/False Questions

1. biotic → the non-living things in the environment

   True        False

2. range of tolerance → organisms when they go to another place to live when seasons change

   True        False

3. peat → dead plant material in bogs and marshes that decays very slowly as a result of being covered with water

   True        False

4. adaptation → a characteristic that is inherited and that helps an organism survive in its environment

   True        False

5. ecosystem → the ecosystem that has organisms such as moose, caribou and black bear

   True        False