Which of the following would be considered a biome. A. Lake B. Estuary C. Meadow D. Desert
What is a desert
100
Most of Africa has this type of biome
What is a a grassland?
100
In a tropical rainforest, the dense covering formed by the leafy tops of tall trees is called
What is a canopy?
100
Animals that have thick fur and are able to store large amounts of fat most likely live in a
What is a tundra? What is a coniferous forest?
100
Tropical Rainforests are generally located where on the globe?
What is close to the equator?
200
What is a large distinct terrestrial region with similar climate, soil and organisms regardless of its global location?
What is a biome?
200
In which biome might you find a lion?
What is a grassland/savanna?
200
Permafrost characterizes the biome called
What is a tundra?
200
Large herbivores help maintain which terrestrial biome?
What is a grassland?
200
Which biome has a great diversity of plant and animal species, but few large mammal species?
What is a tropical rainforest?
300
The two biomes with the lowest precipitaion rates
What is a tundra and desert?
300
Which biome is only found in the United States and Canada?
What is the northwestern coniferous forest?
300
There are few plants in the desert because of this
What is low precipitation?
300
Looking at the globe, Most of the Earths rain forests are found near the
What is an equator?
300
There are few plants that live at the ground level in a tropical rainforest because of
What is little sunlight? (Sunlight is blocked by tall, leaf covered plants)
400
What kind of vegetaion would dominate the landscape in a temperate region with little summer rain, but heavy winter rains and litle snowfall?
What is woody shrubs?
400
Which biomes are not found in the continental United States?
What is boreal forest/taiga? What is a tundra? What is a tropical rainforest?
400
Although most amount of precipitaion is low, most parts of the tundra are very wet during the summer because of this?
What is permafrost?
400
Animals who have the ability to obtain water through metabolism of food survive in which biome?
What is a desert?
400
Another name for the boreal forest is
What is a taiga?
500
In which biome would you expect to find animals with the following adaptations: heards of large mammals that eat grasses, birds that nest on the ground, and small mammals that tunnel underground?
What is a grassland?
500
Most of Australia has this type of biome
What is a desert?
500
A grassland biome does not naturally support trees because there is a lack of
What is precipitation?
500
Where do birds that are very plentiful in grasslands tend to nest?
What is the ground?
500
Layer in the rain forest found underneath the canopy formed by shorter trees and vines