What is one of the characteristics of the Ocean Biomes?
100
About 3% of the Earth's water
How much of Earth's water is freshwater?
100
"Where the land and the sea meet"
Where are Coastal Biomes are essentially located?
100
Has few trees and lots of grasses
What is a characteristic of Grassland Biomes in general?
100
Has more shorter grasses than taller grasses
What are the Savannas?
200
70-75% of the Earth's surface
How much the Ocean Biomes in total cover the Earth's surface?
200
Has more plant and animal life than ocean biomes
What is a characteristic of Freshwater Biomes?
200
These biomes do not have a "typical" or average one. (this one was hard to state as an answer without "giving away" the question)
What is the climate of the Coastal Biomes?
200
Hawks, Grasshoppers, Prairie Dogs, and Bison
What are examples of Prairie Animals?
200
South Africa
Where are the Savannas located?
300
About 30 degrees Fahrenheit
What is the average temperature of all of the Ocean Biomes?
300
Ducks, Frogs, Snakes, Dragonflies
What are examples of Freshwater Animals?
300
Snails, Crabs, Seagulls, and Seastars (commonly known as "starfish")
What are examples of Coastal Biome Animals?
300
Foxtail, Blue Sage Grass, and Sunflowers
What are examples of Prairie plants?
300
Tropical with two distinct seasons: Short and Wet/ Long and Dry
What is the climate of the Savannas?
400
Coral Reefs, Estuaries, and the Ocean
What are the three regions in Ocean Biomes?
400
Water Lilies, Cattails, Reeds
What are examples of Freshwater Plants?
400
Cord Grass and Mangrove trees
What are examples of Coastal Biome Plants?
400
Dry overall. Summers: Dry and Hot. Winters: Bitterly cold and windy
What is the climate of the Prairies?
400
Elephants, Giraffes, and Lions
What are examples of Savanna Animals?
500
The Sunlit Zone, The Twilight Zone, and The Midnight Zone
What are the three Ocean layers?
500
Lakes, Rivers, and Wetlands
What are the types of Freshwater Biomes?
500
Sandy Beaches, Saltwater Marshes, Mangrove Swamps, and Rocky Shores
What are the types of Coastal Biomes?
500
Located in North America, have both tall and short grasses, get about 10-30 inches of rainfall per year, has very fertile soil, and storms (especially tornadoes) and fires occur often
What are characteristics of Prairies?
500
Baobab Trees, Elephant Grass, and Whistling Thorn Bushes