Latitude
This line can be found at a latitude of 0 degrees North and/or South
What is the equator?
This abiotic factor refers to the amount of rainfall and/or snowfall a biome receives, on average
What is precipitation?
Human development has increased the number of these categories of species over time
What are endangered, threatened, extinct species etc.
This biome is where we are currently located
What is a temperate (deciduous) forest?
This is the main reason why temperatures are so low in temperatures such as tundra
What is being far from the equator?
This line is located at 66.5 degrees North of the equator
What is the Arctic Circle
This abiotic factor is typically a defining feature for biomes in the open ocean
What is sunlight?
Due to the absence of light, this category of organisms is absent in the aphotic zone
What are photosynthesizers / plants
This biome type is located at the south pole
What is a cold desert?
Covering almost a third of earth's land this biome is known by its low precipitation, super hot temperatures and flora that have evolved to store water.
What is the desert?
This term describes the general climate of regions between the tropics and polar regions
What is/are the temperate zone(s)
This abiotic feature is a defining characteristic of bogs :0)
What is pH
These organisms are animals whose bodies are responsible for creating habitat for many other species, making them keystones in their aquatic biome.
What are coral?
This biome can be found across the world and is characterized by being composed of fresh water that is still (not running)
What are ponds and lakes?
This biome experiences the least precipitation
What is the desert?
These two lines are found at 23.5 N and 23.5 S, respectively
What is the tropic of Cancer and tropics of Capricorn
These two aquatic biomes have widely varying levels of the abiotic factor of salinity
What are estuaries and intertidal zones?
This biotic feature is the main distinction between temperate grasslands and savannahs
What are scattered trees being present in savannahs
This biome type can be found in Northern Brazil / central South America. Bonus points/Daily Double: name the particular example
What is a tropical rainforest / the amazon rainforest
These two non-marine biomes are by far the most common biome type at the equator
What are deserts and tropical rainforests?
What is anything from 23.5N to 23.5S?
Temperature is an abiotic feature that varies across biomes. Which biome type experiences the WIDEST average daily temperature variation and why (bonus points- the daily double!)
The desert biome. Because of the low humidity/water availability. Water has the ability to store heat, so as a result of being low in water, temperatures swing from extreme to extreme.
Elevation can affect what species can grow in a location. This term describes the elevation at which there is an ecotone between a tundra and boreal forest
What is the treeline?
This biome can be found at high altitudes and at high latitudes. Name both types and indicate which is which in your response
Alpine and arctic tundra (altitude and latitude) respectively
Defined by very low average temperatures and permafrost, this treeless biome is the northernmost on Earth, where lichens and small shrubs are the dominant plant life.
What is the tundra?