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Coniferous Forests
Deciduous Forests
Rainforests
Chapter 9 grab bag
Desert
100

This biome is know for what type of trees?

Evergreens

100
Direction you would normally travel if leaving from a coniferous forest trying to reach a deciduous forest.
What is south?
100
Reason why tropical zones are warm/hot all year long.
What is because they are near the equator?
100
Biome that is most productive and diverse on Earth.
What is the rainforest?
100

Can a desert be hot or cold?

yes

200
Hemisphere that coniferous forests are located in.
What is the Northern Hemisphere?
200

Layer of the deciduous forest receiving the least amount of sunlight? Top Bottom or Middle

What is the forest floor? Bottom

200
Not a type of rainforest tree:
What is maple, teak, mahogony, and balsa?
200
White tailed deer, elk, eastern cottontails (rabbits) are all this type of eater.
What are herbivores?
200

What makes a desert a desert? What is the one main thing it depends on?

Rain fall

300
Describe precipitation in the coniferous forest.
What is abundant rainfall? (40-200 cm/yr)
300
Reason why many forest animals won't return to a replanted forest.
What is lack of biodiversity?
300
Break down organic material quickly in the rainforest.
What are decomposers?
300

A eat 3rd in a food chain, what type of consumer am I? Should be 2 labels

secondary consumer....carnivore 

300

What forms a desert?

Air flow or air masses

400
Purpose of long, thin, wax coated needles of conifers.
What is to conserve water?
400
Animal that could be at the top of the food chain in a deciduous forest.
What is eagle (coyote, wolf, bobcat, mountain lion, red tailed hawk, human)
400

How many layers does the rain forest have?

4

400
Predominant type of precipitation in the rainforest.
What is rain?
400

How do flora and fauna (plants and animals) get their water in the desert?

It is deep underground in channels, usually comes from mountains nearby  

500

What could be an apex predator in this biome?

eagle, bear, wolf

500
Causes things to decompose more rapidly in deciduous forest than coniferous forest.
What are warmer and wetter summers?
500
Reasons why rainforests are cleared.
What is for grazing land, to export wood, to make farmland?
500
Name of forest we live in.
What is deciduous forest?
500

Which biomes in order have the most variety of plant and animal species? should be 2 different biomes in order from most to 2nd most biodiversity 

1. Rain Forest

2. Desert