Biomes
What is the hottest and driest biome?
Desert
What kind of water is a marine biome made up of?
Saltwater
What two freshwater Biomes have standing water?
Ponds and Lakes
Partially decayed plant material is called ________.
Peat
Permanently frozen soil is called ____________.
Permaforst.
What is the coldest biome?
Tundra
What is the largest marine biome?
The ocean
What two freshwater Biomes have moving water?
Rivers and Streams
The amount of dissolved salt in the water is its _________________.
Salinity
The usual weather of a region over a long period of time.
Climate
What is the largest land biome?
Coniferous forest
The three ocean zones are, tide pools, ____________ and open ocean.
Coral reefs
What is the beginning of a river called?
The headwater
When an animal is active at night it is called ___________.
Nocturnal.
All areas where life can exist and the living organisms that live there is a _____________.
Biosphere
What kind of biome are prairies and savannas apart of?
How many oceans are there on Earth?
5 oceans
What is the end of the river called?
The mouth
Trees that lose their leaves in the winter.
Deciduous trees.
A large area of the Earth in which plants and animals share a similar environment is called a _________.
Biome
Which biome has the most biodiversity?
Tropical Rainforest
What ocean is on the West coast of America?
The Pacific Ocean
What are the three types of wetlands?
Marshes, swamps and bogs.
Cone bearing trees are _____________.
Conifers.
A plant that stores water for drier seasons.
A succulent.