Location
Name a biome at the equator.
Tropical rainforest
Tropical grassland
Tropical desert
Which biome has wet and dry seasons?
Tropical grassland
Which biome has succulent plants?
Desert
Which biome has the howler monkey, sloth, and lemur?
Tropical rainforest
What is another name for the tropical grassland?
Savanna
Name a biome between 30 and 60 N/S, which is the temperate region.
Temperate grassland
Temperate deciduous forest
Name a biome that is warm all year.
Tropical rainforest
Tropical grassland
Tropical desert
Which biome has oak, maple, and hickory trees?
Temperate deciduous forest
Which biome has the gray squirrel, red fox, and white-tailed deer?
Temperate deciduous forest
The tropical rainforest used to cover 20% of the Earths surface? How much remains today? (+/- 2%)
7%
Name the biome in each place:
A. Maryland
B. Amazon
C. Sahara
A = Temperate Deciduous Forest
B = Tropical Rainforest
C = Desert
Which biome gets less that 25 cm/year of precipitation?
Desert
Which biome is dominated by conifers, such as pines, firs and spruces?
Coniferous forest
Which biome do animals adapt by changing their fur color between winter and summer?
Tundra or Taiga
Why do deciduous tree leaves change color?
Lack of sunlight
Put the following biomes in order from (1) closest to equator to (4) closet to poles.
- Tundra, Chaparral, Taiga, Savanna -
1 - Savanna
2- Chaparral
3 - Taiga
4 - Arctic Tundra
Which biome has a mediterranean-like climate with hot,dry summers and mild winters?
Chaparral
Which biome adapts by having trees that keep leaves due to a wax coating that prevents freeing?
Coniferous forest
Which biome do animals adapt by migrating during the dry season?
Tropical grassland
What is the main difference between the arctic and alpine tundra?
Arctic = high latitudes
Alpine = high altitudes
Which biome might you find at each location?
A - Extremely high latitudes
B - Interiors of continents
C - Along the coast in hilly areas
A - Arctic tundra
B - Temperate grassland
C - Chaparral
Put the following in order from (1) most precipitation to (4) least precipitation.
- desert, chaparral, tropical rainforest, taiga -
1 - Tropical rainforest
2 - Taiga
3 - Chaparral
4 - Desert
What are 3 adaptations of desert plants?
1- thick stem = store water
2 - no leaves = less transpiration
3 - needles = protection against animals
4 - long, shallow roots = obtain water
Which biome has most the animals in the canopy?
Tropical rainforest
Which biome has soil that is...
A - low in nutrients
B - acidic
C - fertile
A - tropical rainforest, taiga, tundra
B - taiga
C - temperate grassland or temperate deciduous forest