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very cold and dry with less than 25 cm of rain/snow per year
What are the three kinds of forest?
Tropical rainforest
Coniferous Forest
Deciduous Forest
Where is the biggest grassland biome found?
Africa
Where is the biggest desert in the world found?
Africa
What is phytoplankton?
Microscopic algae that lives the near the surface of the ocean
What kind of animals live in the tundra
Lemmings, ducks and geese, arctic fox, caribou
What kind of trees grow in deciduous forest?
Maple, oak
What kind of animals live in the grasslands?
Zebras, lions, giraffes, antelope,mice, hawks
Growing
What are the three water biomes? And what makes them different?
Marine: salt
Freshwater: freshwater
Estuary: mixture of salt and fresh
wind, water, other people
What kind of animals live in tropical rainforest?
parrots, jaguars, tigers, monkeys, snakes, spiders, ants
Describe the grasslands climate
Hot, dry with some rain 25-75 cm per year. Some grasses and trees
Describe the desert climate
Very hot and very dry less than 25 cm of rain and very little plant/animal life
What animals live in marine biome?
Sea otters, starfish, kelp, dolphins, whales, sharks, crabs
What are the six major land biomes? What are the three water biomes?
Land: Rainforest, Tundra, Grassland, Desert, Deciduous Forest, Coniferous Forest
Water: Marine, Freshwater, Estuary
What are the differences between the three rainforest?
Rainforest: hot climate, lots of rain, lots of different plant species
Coniferous: cold climate, lots of snow, poor soil
Deciduous: Summer warm winters cold not as cold as coniferous, medium amount of rain/snow, rich soil
What is the name of the grasslands in the United States and Africa?
Great Plains and Savanna
What are the plants/animals that live in the desert
Plants: aloe, cactus
Animals: snakes, camels, lizards
What animals live in freshwater biome?
Ducks, frogs, catails, waterlilies, duckweed, perch, bluegill
What is permafrost and how does it effect plant life in the tundra?
Layer of frozen soil, prevents trees from rooting deeply into the soil
Why can't many types of trees grow in coniferous forest?
Answers may vary
Why can't trees grow in the grasslands?
Animals eating shoots/seeds
Low rainfall
Wildfires
Farming
Animals roaming/tearing them out from the ground
What is the second largest desert in the world?
Arctic!
Where is the largest estuary in the world and what is it's name?
United States and Chesapeake Bay