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aquatic biomes
100
This humid biome is located between the Tropics and along the equator and is home to the most numerous types of plants and animals.
What is a tropical rain forest?
100
Animals that eat only animals.
What is a carnivore?
100
Coniferous trees are the main plant of this biome.
What is boreal, taiga or coniferous forest?
100
This biome has a great deal of rain with cooler temperatures and is found in Oregon.
What is a temperate forest?
100

This aquatic biome has low salt concentration and includes rivers, lakes, and wetlands.

What is freshwater?

200
This biome is located in the far north but does not get much snow.
What is tundra?
200
Elephants, giraffes and zebra live here in Africa.
What is a savannah?
200
Grass and small shrubs dominate this biome region.
What is a grassland?
200
Receives less than 25 centimeters of rain per year with the amount of evaporation being greater than the precipitation.
What is a desert biome?
200

This type of aquatic biome is characterized by high salt content and includes oceans and seas

What is marine biome?

300
This biome is found in Canada and is also called taiga.
What is boreal or coniferous forest?
300
Living and non-living factors make up the environment. Animals are part of the living things and are
What is biotic?
300
A saguaro cactus is one of the few plants that can survive the extremes of this region.
What is a desert?
300
This biome is extremely cold and dry and receives the same amount of precipitation as a desert.
What is tundra?
300

This ocean zone is so deep that sunlight cannot reach it, making photosynthesis impossible.

What is the aphotic zone?

400
This biome is found in the middle latitudes and is home to the largest animals on Earth.
What is grassland or savannah?
400
Gila monsters and other reptiles live here in this extreme biome.
What is a desert?
400
Plants in this biome grow in 4 distinct layers: canopy, emergent layer, understory and floor.
What is a tropical rain forest?
400
Usually gets 25-75 centimeters of rain. Fires and droughts are common.
What is a grassland?
400

This zone of the ocean receives the most sunlight and supports the highest photosynthesis.

What is the photic zone?


500
This biome has much diversity and trees that lose their leaves in winter.
What is deciduous forest?
500
An example would be a buzzard or a crow.
What is a scavenger?
500
Plants can photosynthesize and are called what?
What is an autotroph?
500

On a tall mountain, climate changes as you go up. What is the biome at the top of the mountain?

What is tundra ?

500

These highly productive coastal ecosystems are found where freshwater meets saltwater.

What are estuaries?