Biomes
What are biomes?
A place on Earth where life is found.
What is the frozen layer of soil in the Tundra called?
Permafrost
What type of trees are found in the coniferous forest?
Coniferous Trees
Is Ohio found in the temperate forest?
This biome is closest to the equator.
Tropical Rainforest
What are the three factors that are specific to biomes?
Climate, animals, and plants.
This biome is located close to the equator in dry areas.
The Desert
What are special about the trees in coniferous forests? (What do they look like?)
They are trees with needle-like leaves.
What kind of trees are found in the deciduous forest?
Deciduous Trees
Why do trees not grow often in the grassland?
There is not enough water/rain to support the large plants.
What is the name of the place on Earth where biomes are found?
The Biosphere
What plant is most common in the Desert?
The Desert Cactus
Where might the Taiga/coniferous forest be found on a map? (you can say countries that are made of the biome or what biomes it is between)
Canada, Alaska, Rocky Mountains OR between the Tundra and Grasslands/Deciduous Forests
What type of climate does the deciduous/temperate forest have?
Temperate or moderate weather
How much rain does the rainforest get per year?
a.) over 20 inches
b.) over 30 inches
c.) over 50 inches
d.) over 60 inches
d.) over 60 inches
Name 4 biomes we have discussed the last few weeks.
n/a
This biome gets below freezing temperatures and has long winters.
The Tundra
What is the temperature average in the Coniferous fores? (is it cold or hot?)
Cold, 14 degrees in the winter to 55 in the summer
Where is the temperate forest located? (what countries/parts of continents)
Eastern United States and Central Europe
What are the two main sub-biomes of the Grassland (one found in Africa, one found in North America)
Savannas and Great Plains
This biome is located towards the poles of the Earth
Tundra
Moose, elk, wolves, bobcats, bear, owls, etc.
Name two trees that are commonly found in deciduous forests.
Maple, oak, beech, ash, elm
The top layer of the tree in the rainforest is called what?
The canopy