MEET THE BIOMES
WHAT IS IT?
NAME THAT ORGANISM
BIOME MOVIE TRIVIA
THINGS WE CAN'T DO WITHOUT
100
If you see many hooved animals that are grazing, you may want to bet that you are here.
What is a grassland?
100
A person who studies biomes is doing it within this branch of biology.
What is ecology?
100
This smaller mammal plays dead to avoid predation.
What is an opossum?
100
The Olympic Peninsula in Washington state was the setting for the movie Twilight. This kind of rainforest is present there.
What is a temperate rainforest?
100
This flaming mass of hydrogen gas is the foundation for all life on earth.
What is the sun?
200
Don't try digging deeply in this biome or you may break your shovel.
What is the tundra?
200
Finnish people call the biome "Tunturia", but its permanently frozen ground has this other name.
What is permafrost?
200
When you're up in northern Canada, this kind of tree will certainly be part of the scenery.
What is a coniferous tree or conifer? (Evergreen not allowed. Spruce, Pine, Fir allowed)
200
Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in this movie about battling a dangerous alien in a Central America rainforest.
What is Predator?
200
This cycle involves evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, runoff, and collection.
What is the Water Cycle?
300
If you're traveling through a hot, arid area and see many cacti, you may be here.
What is a desert?
300
A biome is one step above this ecological level.
What is an ecosystem?
300
This Tundra animal needs a long coat to stay warm.
What is a musk ox?
300
In this 1990 Blockbuster movie starring Kevin Costner, the filming locations vary but some of it was filmed on the prairie or grassland.
What is "Dances with Wolves"
300
This cycle is possible because of various bacteria that, in part, provide needed nutrients to plants.
What is the Nitrogen Cycle?
400
You will not find another biome that has more biodiversity than this one.
What is the Tropical Rainforest?
400
A biome is one step below this ecological level.
What is the biosphere?
400
A mushroom helps to recycle nutrients and is found in this kingdom.
What is Fungus or Fungi
400
John Carpenter directed this 1982 Arctic horror movie set in the Tundra.
What is "The Thing"
400
A biome may be made of more than one of these.
What are ecosystems?
500
The Boreal Forest has this other name which means "pure" in the Russian language.
What is Taiga?
500
In many states along the eastern U.S., the leaves turn color and fall off after cold temperatures. These trees are termed ______________.
What is deciduous?
500
The ears of this particular fox act as "radiators" to let heat out of its body.
What is a Fennec fox? (Just "Fox" is not allowed)
500
This 1962 movie starring Peter O'Toole, was set in the desert and won 7 Academy Awards.
What is Lawrence of Arabia?
500
ATP, DNA and RNA can be made because of this long-term and short-term cycle.
What is the Phosphorous Cycle?