Biomes
Harsh biomes
Forest biomes and Grasslands
Fresh Water Ecosystem
Salt Water Ecosystem
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What are biomes?
Each environment is a biome with its own animals, plants, soil and climate.
100
What is tundra?
The tundra is a large treeless biome where the ground is frozen all year.
100
What is a tropical rainforest?
A hot humid biome near the equator with heavy rainfall and a white variety of life.
100
What kinds of fresh ecosystems do you know?
Running-water ecosystems, standing-water ecosystems and wetlands.
100
What are the ocean zones?
Intertidal, Neritic, abyssal, bathyal zones
200
Which are the major land biomes?
Desert, Tundra, Taiga, Rainforest, Deciduous forest and grassland.
200
What is a permafrost?
Permanently frozen soil.
200
What is a temperate rainforest?
A biome with a lot of rain, fog, and a cool climate.
200
What are the fresh water zones?
open water, shallow water and bottom water
200
What is intertidal zone?
Part of the sunlight zone; it can be rocky or sandy
300
What is a desert?
A sandy or rocky biome with little precipitation and little plant life.
300
How long is the winter in tundra?
6 to 9 months
300
What is a deciduous forest?
A forest biome with for distinct seasons and deciduous trees.
300
Give an example of wetlands.
marshes, slams, and bogs
300
What is neritic zone?
Part of the sunlight zone with coral reef and kelp forests.
400
What do plants and animals need to live in a desert?
They need special adaptation to survive without water.
400
What is a taiga?
A cool forest biome of conifers found in northern regions.
400
What are the layers of the tropical rainforest?
Forest floor, understory, canopy, emergent layer
400
What organisms live in water ecosystems?
Plankton, Nekton, and Benthos
400
What are the oceanic zones?
Bathyal zone and a abyssal zone.
500
Which biomes are characterize by having extremely cold weather?
Taiga and Tundra
500
What plants can be found in the taiga?
Pines, Firs, Spruces, and other conifers.
500
What is the grassland?
A biome where grasses, not trees, are the main plant life.
500
What factors determine the types of organism that can survive in water ecosystems?
biotic and abiotic factors.
500
What is estuary?
the boundary where fresh feeds into salt water.
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