Vocabulary
The usual weather of a region over a long period of time
Climate
Which biome has many animals that live in the treetops?
Tropical rainforest
Freshwater biomes include rivers, lakes, _______, and streams.
ponds
What is the coldest biome?
Tundra
True or False:
Prairies have more trees than savannas.
FALSE
Permanently frozen soil
Permafrost
What is the very dry biome that can be hot or cold?
The largest marine biome is the __________.
ocean
Which biome has a humid, rainy, and warm climate?
Tropical rainforest
Trees grow closely together in which layer of the rainforest?
Canopy
All the areas where life can exist and the organisms that live there
Biosphere
What biome has many trees that lose their leaves during the winter?
Deciduous forest
Three types of wetlands are __________, __________, and _________.
marshes
swamps
bogs
What determines the types of plants and animals that can live in a land biome?
Climate
The taiga is another name for the __________ forest.
coniferous
A large area of the earth in which plants and animals share a similar environment
Biome
The main vegetation is grass in a ____________ biome.
Grassland
What type of wetland has only fresh water?
A bog
A ___________ may have several biomes with different climates.
mountain
What grassland has 2 seasons and a tropical climate?
Savanna
Partially decayed plant material that has piled up into dense layers
Peat
What is the largest land biome?
What causes river water to flow downhill to the ocean?
gravity
Temperate grasslands are called _____________.
prairies
What responsibility has God given man concerning the earth?
Stewardship: to use earth's resources wisely