Animals
musk oxen, lemmings, caribou, wolves, field mice, ground squirrels, and ptarmigans
What are the animals you would find in the Tundra?
spruce trees, fir trees, pine trees, bushes, shrubs, and ferns
What are plants of the Coniferous Forest?
temperature stays high year round due to closeness to equator, very high precipitation year round but experiences more rainfall in their wet season
What is the tropical rain forest?
This biome's organisms may be adapted through camouflage, poison or venom, strong arms for climbing, stealthy hunting behavior to creep up on prey, bright coloration to attract mates or elaborate dances
what are tropical rain forest adaptations?
What soil that stays permanently frozen is called.
What is permafrost?
insects, spiders, gray squirrel, deer, raccoon, red fox, blue jay birds, salamanders, woodpeckers, and small mammals
What are animals found in the Deciduous Forest?
evening primrose, aloe plant, organ-pipe cactus, and mesquite
What are plants of the desert?
warm summer, cold winter can reach below freezing but not often; moderate precipitation year long; snows during winter; 4 distinct season
What is the Deciduous Forest?
-adapted for permanently frozen soil called permafrost
-adapted for very short growing season
-adapted for cold temperatures majority of the year
What are tundra adaptations?
The name given to the Coniferous Forest because of the spongy and soggy ground in the spring.
What is the Taiga?
giraffes, antelope, zebra, ostriches, bison, praire dogs, eagles, snakes, elephants, lions, and cheetahs
What are animals of the Grassland?
acacia trees, varieties of short and tall grasses, and grains
What are plants of the grasslands?
very little rain that supports a very low biodiversity, normally known to have very high temperatures during the day and drastically low night time temperatures; can be hot or cold
What is the Desert?
The trees in this biome have waxy needles to prevent freezing and water loss.
What is the Coniferous Forest?
The type of trees which lose their leaves in the autumn to save water and keep from freezing.
What is a deciduous tree?
ocelots, boa constrictors, monkeys, jaguar, toucans, frogs, and sloth
What are animals of the Tropical Rain Forest?
mosses, lichen, birches, cotton grass, and blue lupine
What are plants of the Tundra?
high temperature stays high year round due to closeness to equator; distinct wet and dry season allowing for mostly grasses to grow
What is the Tropical Grassland?
- Get water from the food they eat
- Nocturnal to avoid heat
- Leathery skin to prevent water loss
- Less mammals, more birds and insects
What are desert or chaparral adaptations?
A name given to the zone that is between 30-60 N and S of the equator... giving name to milder climates and more distinct seasons.
What is temperate zone?
moose, red squirrels, beavers, wolves, gray owls, snowshoe hare, weasels, and spruce grouse (bird)
What are the animals of the Coniferous Forest?
oak, maple, and hickory trees; wild flowers; grasses; ferns and shrubs
What are plants of the Deciduous Forest?
A CLIMATE characterized by long, very cold winters (~-30 degrees C) and short, cool summers (avg high 4 degrees C ~40 degrees F); very little rainfall
What is the Tundra?
organisms from either of these biomes are adapted to being able to re sprout following frequent fires they may experience?
What are the grassland or chaparral adaptations?
The type of tree which produces cones and keeps its leaves (needles) in the cold weather.
What is a coniferous tree or a conifer?