Vocabulary
General
Knowledge
Land
Biomes
Plants and Animals
Aquatic
Biomes
100

What is the CLIMATE where you live?

(Remember:  Climate includes the temperature and the amount of precipitation over a long period of time.)

100

How is a biome related to a biosphere?

A biome is a smaller section of the biosphere.

100

What is the largest land biome?

the coniferous forest (or taiga)

100

Most of the trees in the coniferous forest are ______.

conifers (cone-bearing trees)

100

Give the two main aquatic biomes.

freshwater and marine/saltwater

200

We talked about fossils found in permanently frozen soil.  In this chapter, we learned that soil is in the tundra.  What is it called?

permafrost

200

What is the determining factor for deserts?

They receive very little precipitation.  Unlike common perception, the temperature can vary greatly.

200

Is the deciduous forest known for being a wet or dry biome?

wet

200

How do many desert animals manage living in the extreme temperatures?

Many are nocturnal, or active at night.

200

What are the two main classifications of freshwater?

standing water or moving water

300

What does "deciduous" mean?

Trees/Shrubs will lose their leaves in the winter.

300

Which hemisphere has more biomes?

the Northern Hemisphere
300

What biome is usually found between deserts and forests?

grasslands

300

What are some unique facts about bromeliads?

These plants often grow on the branches of trees in the rain forests.  Their long, stiff leaves collect water, up to 7L sometimes!

300

What are the beginning and end of a river called?

headwater (beginning)

mouth (end)

400

Give an example of a succulent plant.

cactus

(a plant that stores water in its stem or leaves)

400

Where do scientist think half of all plant and animal species on the earth live?

in the rain forest

400

Tell me one main difference between a prairie and savannah.

Savannahs have only two seasons while prairies have four.  Savannahs are hotter and have more trees.

400

What are formed by living animals called corals?

reefs

400

Give two examples of wetlands.

marshes, swamps, fens, bogs

500

What is "salinity"?

the amount of dissolved salt in the water

500

Why are coral reefs known as the "rainforest of the sea"?

They have such great biodiversity.

500

How are mountain biomes different from other land biomes?

The climate changes as you go up or down a mountain, which, in turn, affects the plants and animals that can survive.  They have many types of biomes on one mountain.

500

What is the partially decayed plant material that piles up into dense layers in bogs called?

peat

500

What keeps river water flowing toward the ocean?

gravity

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