Aquatic Biome
What is the difference between ocean/seawater and freshwater?
Ocean/seawater contains higher salt levels. Freshwater is drinking water.
Which type of forest receives a large amount of rainfall?
Rainforest
What latitudes are deserts located at?
Middle latitudes
What latitudes are tundras located at?
High, northern latitudes
Describe the grassland biome.
The grassland biome stays warm year-round. There are wet summers and dry winters.
Name an ocean plant.
Seaweed, mangrove trees, saltwort, pickleweed
Where are rainforests located?
Near the equator.
Name a plant found in a desert.
Cactus, bunch grasses, yucca
The tundra is the coldest biome.
What is another name for the grassland biome?
The savanna
About what percentage does ocean water make up of the Earth's surface?
75%
What is special about the trees in a temperate forest?
Trees in a temperate forest have leaves that fall off during the winter to conserve energy when there is very little sunlight.
Desert biomes are extremely hot and dry.
What is the permafrost?
What can cause wildfires in the grassland?
Little rainfall during dry seasons
Name a type of freshwater ecosystem.
Name an animal living in the rainforest biome.
Scarlet macaws, gorillas, poison dart frogs, king cobras
What percent of the Earth is considered desert?
20%
Wildflowers, mosses, small shrubs
Name a plant found in the grassland.
leopard, prairie dog, insects, snakes
Name the oceans.
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Artic
Name a plant found in a temperate forest.
Oak trees, maple trees, hickory trees
Name an animal living in the desert biome.
Fennec fox, camel, rattlesnakes, lizards
Name an animal living in the tundra biome.
Polar bear, snowshoe hares, artic fox, snowy owls
Name a plant found in the grassland.
Acacia trees, bermuda grass, shrubs