Rainforest
Rainforests are defined by having extremely dense vegetation and a constant cycle of this, a watering source for the plants.
What is rain?
This spiny plant has thick stem meant for holding water for long periods of time.
What is a cactus?
Fish use these to breathe the oxygen found in water.
What are gills?
Instead of trees like a forest, this biome is covered in large amounts of this plant.
What is grass?
The cold in the arctic keeps the ground covered in this type of surface.
What is snow or ice?
The rainforest (and a Fruit Loops box) is home to this tropical bird with a large colorful beak
What is toucan?
This time of day is incredibly active compared to other biomes because of the relief from heat.
What is night?
The ocean is home to this the largest animal on the planet. It is a mammal and it's tongue alone can weigh up to 8,000 pounds!
What is the blue whale?
This term, meaning large animals domesticated for their meat, milk, and having hooves and/or horns, describe many animals that live in the American Plains or grasslands.
What is cattle?
This Arctic animal is often mistaken as white, when really it has clear fur that appears white due to the reflection of light and its environment.
What is a polar bear?
This animal adaptation is used to help animals blend in with their surroundings.
What is camouflage?
This trait would be more conducive to staying cool in the desert - either large ears or small ears.
What are large ears, as they provide extra surface area to release body heat.
The ocean is the largest biome on the planet covering this percentage of the Earth's surface.
What is 70%
(Acceptable answers: between 65% and 75%)
Many grassland animals have this physical trait because it helps them run through tall plans and grass.
What are long legs?
This thick layer of fat is found in arctic animals like seals and whales to stay warm.
What is blubber?
This very top layer of the rainforest is where the tallest points of the tallest trees reach sunlight.
What is the emergent layer?
Choose all locations that would be defined as a desert?
A) Sahara (in Africa)
B) Gobi (in Asia)
C) Amazon (in South America)
D) Antarctica
A, B, D.
Deserts are defined by having very little preciptiation, NOT by being incredibly hot!
The deepest part of the ocean, called this, is nearly 7 miles deep.
What is the Mariana Trench?
This type of animal would be first affected if grasslands lost too much grass and plants.
Think of words that describe an animals diet!
What are herbivores?
Due to its location on the poles of the Earth, arctic environments can sometimes have this many consecutive hours of light or darkness in a day, depending on the time of year?
What is 24?
What is large and waxy?
Camels store this in their humps to help survive long journeys.
What is fat?
The sunlight that reaches the ocean floor get converted into food by the plants and algae. This process, called what, is the same on land as it is underwater.
What is photosynthesis?
This natural phenomena helps the grasslands by eliminating old, dry, and dying plants to create space for new ones to grow.
What is a grassland fire?
This terms describes the phenomena of having cold, frozen ground for an extended period of time.
What is permafrost?