Terrestrial Biomes
What is the largest terrestrial biome on Earth?
Taiga
What is the largest marine zone on Earth?
Oceanic Zone
Which one is deeper and larger: pond or lake?
Lake
What does terrestrial mean?
Land
Name a famous rainforest located in South America.
Amazon Rainforest
Name the 2 grassland biomes.
Temperate grasslands and Savannah
Crabs, clams, and oysters are found in which marine zone?
Intertidal Zone
Which wetland community has deeper water: marsh or swamp?
Swamp
What does salinity mean?
Amount of salt dissolved in water.
Approximately, what percent of the Earth is covered in water?
70%
Like the east coast of the US, most of western Europe has this biome.
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Whales are found in this shallow water marine zone above the continental shelf.
Neritic Zone
What type of water community forms at the mouth of a river where freshwater and saltwater mix?
Estuary
What does brackish mean?
Mixture of freshwater and saltwater.
Approximately, what percent of the Earth's water is freshwater?
3%
What is Earth's coldest desert?
Antarctica
Hagfish, clams, and tube worms are found in this marine zone.
Benthic Zone
What animal builds dams in rivers?
Beaver
What does permafrost mean?
The soil is frozen for most of the year.
What are the two most important factors that determine climate?
Temperature and Precipitation
The Rockies in Colorado is an example of which biome?
Alpine
What mammal lives in the neritic zone?
Dolphin
Name a famous swamp in southern Georgia.
Okefenokee Swamp
Lakes and ponds are lentic. What does lentic mean?
Still water that does not move or flow.
Where is most of the Earth's freshwater found?
Icecaps and Glaciers