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Deserts
Chaparral
Grassland
Forests
Tundra
100
What are two characteristics of a desert?
What is hot and dry?
100
In a chaparral, what is the climate during summer?
What is warm and dry?
100
Describe a grassland.
What is a biome in which vegetation is mainly grasses, small flowering plants, and a few trees?
100
Describe the climate of a forest.
What is non extreme temperatures, and plenty of rain?
100
What is a tundra?
What is a biome that has very cold temperatures and little rainfall. Extra: No trees can grow since it is too cold because of permafrost.
200
What are some of the special adaptations that plants and animals need to live in a desert? (answers can vary)
What is widespread roots and claws for digging in animals?
200
What are some of the plants that make up a chaparral?
What are green shrubs, small trees, and evergreen plants?
200
What are the two different types of grasslands?
What is a savanna and a prairie?
200
What are three different forest biomes?
What is coniferous forests, temperate deciduous forests, and tropical rain forest?
200
What are a few of the adaptions that an animal that lived on a tundra could have and use?
Some bears can hibernate when food is scarce, other animals can have extra fat to keep them warm, and caribou walk long distances to find food.
300
What special characteristic do cactus's have to survive in the desert?
What is thorny outside and special tubes to hold water?
300
What abiotic factor helps maintain the chaparral?
What is a natural fire?
300
What are two types of animals that live in a prairie?
What is a prairie dog and mice? (bison)
300
What are trees in a coniferous forest called?
What is a conifer?
300
What are two different types of plants that grow beneath plants such as small shrubs or shallow rooted plants?
What is moss and lichens?
400
Which type of biome has a fairly dry climate but receives only a little more rainfall than a desert?
What is a chaparral?
400
How do some animals in a chaparral hide from their predators?
What is camouflage? (Sample Answer)
400
What is one place where savannas are found?
What is Africa, India,or South America?
400
True or False. Trees shed their leaves in a temperate deciduous forest because their leaves are damaged by the cold.
What is true?
400
What can't deep rooted plants live in the surface soil?
What is deep rooted plants have roots that reach farther than permafrost?
500
On average, (has to 1-3 numbers at most off) how much yearly rainfall is there in the desert? (Extra points for exact answer)
What is 22-28 cm rainfall? (25 cm. exact)
500
On average, how much rain is there in a chaparral yearly? (1 to 2 up or down is fine)
What is 25 to 43 cm.?
500
What is the average amount of yearly rain that a grassland receives?
What is 25 to 75. cm? (Has to be exactly in the range)
500
What is the MOST average yearly rainfall in a tropical rainforest?
What is 400 cm.? (50 off lower)
500
What is the average amount of yearly rainfall that a tundra receives? (1 or 2 off, bonus for exact)
On average, yearly, a tundra receives 30 to 50 cm. of rain.