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100

Bog is a type of _____water wetland.

Freshwater (not salty)

100

Another name for the coniferous (tree with cones) forest is _______

Taiga 

(a Russian word that means slippery place)

100

This is a very dry biome which can be both cold and hot

desert

100

This is the coldest biome

Tundra

The Finnish word tunturia means barren, treeless hill

100

On a _________________, several biomes with different climates can be found

mountain

200

This biome receives MORE precipitation than any other biome (a large area of living things)

Tropical rainforest 

(80-400 inches of rain every year)



200

____________ is partially decayed plant material that has piled up into dense layers 

Peat

200

This is the largest land biome

Coniferous forest

200

A large area of the earth where plants and animals share a similar environment is a _____________

biome

200

Freshwater biomes include rivers, lakes, streams, and ____________

ponds

300

________ divide the biosphere (ALL of Earth's ecosystems) into smaller sections

Biomes

300

__________ have two seasons and a tropical grass climate

Savannas

300

In this biome, the main vegetation is GRASS


Grassland

300

All areas of the Earth where life can exist is call the ______________

biosphere

300

Temperate grasslands are called ____________

prairies

400

Three types of wetlands are marshes, _________, and bogs. 

swamps

400

This is the largest marine biome:


ocean

400

This biome has many trees that lose their leaves during the winter

Deciduous forest

400

Biome with humid, rainy, warm climate is ____________

tropical rain forest

400

In the ________ layer of a tropical rain forest, trees grow very close together. 

canopy

500

Prairies have ______ trees than savannas do

Fewer trees

Prairies have 10% tree cover

Savannas have 30% tree cover

500

This biome has land that is almost always wet

Wetland

500

This biome has many animals that live in the treetops

Tropical rain forest

500

A region's usual weather patterns over a long period of time is called its _______________

climate

500

These are sometimes called "rain forests of the sea"

Coral reefs