Name That Biome
This biome is warm, wet, and has very high biodiversity.
What is a tropical rainforest?
The two main climate factors that help determine a biome are temperature and ________.
What is precipitation?
Plants with reduced leaves and water-storage tissues are common in this biome.
What is the desert?
The Amazon is a famous example of this biome.
What is tropical rainforest?
Polar bears live in the Arctic or Antarctic?
What is the Arctic?
This biome gets very little precipitation and has sparse vegetation.
What is a desert?
True or False: All deserts are hot.
What is false?
Waxy leaves help plants reduce ________.
What is water loss?
The Great Plains of the United States are an example of this biome.
What is temperate grassland?
An Arctic fox's white winter fur helps it do this.
What is camouflage/blend into the snow?
This biome is a warm grassland with seasonal rainfall.
What is a savanna?
A tropical dry forest has two major seasons. Name them.
What are the wet and dry seasons?
Mosses, lichens, grasses, and low shrubs are common in this very cold biome.
What is tundra?
The Sahara is a famous example of this biome.
What is desert?
A desert animal stays underground during the hottest part of the day. Is this a behavioral or structural adaptation?
What is behavioral?
This biome has long, cold winters and dense forests of spruce, fir, and pine.
What is the taiga/boreal forest?
Which is wetter: a desert or a temperate forest?
What is a temperate forest?
Why are there very few large trees in the tundra?
What is permafrost/frozen soil prevents deep root growth?
Much of Canada, Alaska, and Russia contains this huge northern forest biome.
What is taiga/boreal forest?
Caribou travel long distances as seasons and food availability change. What is this behavior called?
What is migration?
This biome has permafrost, a short growing season, and few or no large trees.
What is tundra?
Two places are equally warm. One has dense forest and the other has mostly grasses. What climate factor could explain the difference?
What is precipitation/rainfall?
If precipitation decreases for many years, what would you expect to happen to the plants in that ecosystem?
What is the plant community/vegetation would change?
New Jersey is located primarily in this biome.
What is temperate forest?
A drought causes fewer plants to grow. Later, herbivore populations decrease. Explain why.
What is herbivores have less food/resources because the vegetation decreased?