Land Biomes
Which biome is the coldest and has permanently frozen ground?
Tundra
What type of water is found in lakes and ponds?
Freshwater
Which biome receives the most rainfall—over 200 cm per year?
Tropical Rainforest
What gas do forests help produce that is essential for human life?
Oxygen
What is public land?
Land owned by U.S. citizens and managed by the government
This biome has evergreen trees and is the largest land biome in the world.
Taiga
What moving freshwater biome flows into oceans or lakes?
Rivers and Streams
In what biome do plants have waxy leaves to survive dry conditions and wildfires?
Chaparral
Which biome helps protect coastlines and supports tourism and medicine?
Coral Reefs
Which U.S. law gave settlers 160 acres if they farmed and improved it?
Homestead Act
Name the biome with four seasons and trees that lose their leaves in fall.
Temperate Rainforest
Which aquatic biome covers about 71% of Earth's surface?
Oceans
Which biome has very low rainfall—less than 25 cm per year—and extreme temperatures?
Desert
Wetlands are disappearing how many times faster than forests?
3 times
Name one government agency that manages U.S. public land.
Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, National Park Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife
This hot and dry biome has plants that can survive long periods without rain.
Desert
This biome is made by tiny animals called polyps and is home to over 25% of marine life.
Coral Reefs
Name the biome with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers.
Chaparral
Which biome regulates Earth’s climate and stores carbon?
Forests and Oceans
What state is over 50% public land?
What biome experiences seasonal fires and has scattered trees and large animals like elephants?
Savanna
Which aquatic biome helps prevent flooding and filters water naturally?
Wetlands
Which biome ranges in temperature from -20°C to 30°C and is mostly covered in grasses?
Grassland
About how many soccer fields of forest are lost every minute due to deforestation?
27
About how many endangered animals live on U.S. public land?
Over 400