Match Each Term to Its Correct Description Below

question 43

Multiple Choice

Match each term to its correct description below.
-Dominated by coniferous trees that grow in northern or high-altitude regions with cold,dry winters and mild summers,this biome also has nutrient-poor soils and therefore a relatively low plant diversity.Large herbivores such as elk and moose live alongside smaller carnivores like weasels,wolverines,and martens.Larger carnivores include lynx and wolves.

• A)tropical forest
• B)chaparral
• C)boreal forest
• D)tundra
• E)desert
• F)temperate deciduous forest
• G)grassland

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Definitions:

Hypertonic

Describing a solution that has a higher concentration of solutes compared to another solution, potentially causing cells to shrink due to water loss.

Solute Concentration

The amount of solute per unit volume of solution, indicating how much of a substance is dissolved in another substance.

Water

A colorless, transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.

Semipermeable Membrane

A membrane that allows certain molecules or ions to pass through it by diffusion and often by more specialized processes of facilitated diffusion, osmosis, or active transport.