Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Aquatic
Terrestrial 1
Terrestrial 2
100
A large group of ecosystems that share the same type of climax community
What is a biome
100
the area of water that sunlight reaches
What is photic zone
100
Aquatic biomes are found in _________
What is water
100
Terrestrial biomes are found on ____________
What is land
100
This describes your position in degrees north or south of the equator
What is latitude
200
A body of water that freshwater and salt water mix
What is an estuary
200
Area that lies between the tides
What is intertidal zone
200
How much of earth is covered in water?
What is 75%
200
List the six terrestrial biomes
What is tundra, taiga, desert, grassland, temperate forest, and rain forest
200
List three animals you may find in the tundra
What is a ratlike lemming, weasel, arctic fox, snowshoe hare, and snowy owl
300
Small organisms that drift and float in the water
What is plankton
300
biome composed of large communities covered with rich soil, grasses, and similar plants
What is grassland
300
Aquatic biomes are split into two categories, they are ______________ and _______________
What is marine biomes and freshwater biomes
300
What biome lies south of the tundra that circles the north pole
What is the taiga
300
The ground below the soil in the tundra is called ______________
What is permafrost
400
biome near the equator with warm temperatures and wet weather
What is tropical rain forest
400
What biome do we live in?
What is temperate forest
400
What causes tides?
What is the gravitational pull of the sun and the moon
400
What are the three layers of the rain forest
What is canopy, understory, and ground
400
Which biome is known as the breadbasket of the world
What is grassland
500
Arid land with sparse plant life
What is desert
500
Biome that surrounds the north and south poles
What is tundra
500
Tell the difference between a swamp and a marsh
A swamp has trees and a marsh does not
500
What are some adaptations to survive in the desert?
What is photosynthetic stems, waxy coatings, leaves that curl up or drop off, spines, thorns, or poisons to discourage herbivores
500
List some animals found within the rain forest
What is tree frog, sloth, monkey, birds, and jaguars
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