Biomes Jeopardy

Animal Adaptations

100

Animals in cold climates have small ears to 

conserve body heat

200

Animals in the taiga and tundra have large paws to

travel the snow and ice easier 

300

When animals move to a different climate in search of food, water, and better weather.

Migration 

400

When animals store food and sleep during the harsh cold winters

hibernate 

500

Animals in the desert have large ears because

it helps them release body heat

Animal Adaptations 2

100

Animals that sleep during the day and are active at night are 

nocturnal 

200

A prehensile tail allows rainforest animals to

climb and stay in higher layers of the rainforest

300

When the color of an animal blends into its biome.

Camouflage 

400

When an animal adapts to look like a plant or other animal.

Mimicry 

500

Some rainforest animals, like frogs, are brightly colored to

warn predators that they are poisonous 

Plant Adaptations

100

Desert plants have ________ to prevent animals from eating them for their water

needles / thorns 

200

Plants in the taiga grow (closer together/far apart) while desert and savanna plants grow (closer together/far apart)

Plants in the taiga grow closer together while desert and savanna plants grow far apart.

300

The dark green leaves of the bottom layer plants of the rainforest allow them to 

absorb more sunlight 

400

The shape of coniferous trees in the taiga help by

letting snow slide off their branches

500

Leaves in the rainforest that allow water to fall on them without damage.

Drip Tips

Climate

100

The climate of this biome is warm, wet, and humid all the time.

Tropical Rainforest

200

This biome is extremely cold and has a short warm summer. There is a thick layer of permafrost below the soil.

Tundra

300

This biome is extremely dry all year round. The days are usually very hot, but the nights can get freezing cold. 

Desert

400

This biome has 4 seasons, cold winters, and hot summers.

Temperate Deciduous Forest

500

This biome has a long dry season followed by a wet season. Many animals migrate to find water during the dry season.

Savanna

Bonus Labs

100

Identify 4 polar bear adaptations

White fur, large paws, small ears, blubber, 2 fur coats, webbed paws, cover faces, etc

200

In our leaf chromatography lab we saw how deciduous leaves...

change color

300

The thick layer of fat in animals in cold climates is called

blubber

400

The adaptation we examined in the aloe vera lab

desert plants hold water in their stems and leaves

500

The 2 biomes with the least precipitation

desert and tundra