Mediterannean
This narrow passage connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.
Strait of Gibraltar
This Mediterranean lizard is famous for changing its color to blend in.
European Chameleon
A tundra is classified as a desert because
low precipitation, extreme temperature
The taiga is another name for this cold forest biome.
Borreal Forest
This grassland in North America is known for tall grasses, wildflowers, and grazing animals.
Plain
The Mediterranean climate is perfect for growing olives, citrus fruits, and this fruit used to make wine.
Grapes
Chameleons catch their prey using this fast-moving body part.
Tongue
what advantages does the polar bear fur have
Hollow to catch light
Insulated
Most trees in the taiga are this type, with needle-shaped leaves and cones.
Conifers
This underground structure helps prairie animals stay cool in summer and warm in winter.
Burrow
Name one major island found in the Mediterranean Sea
What is Sicily / Sardinia / Cyprus / Crete / the Balearic Islands
This taiga animal has wide paws like snowshoes to move easily across the snow.
Lynx
This apex predator is the largest mammal carnivore in the world
Polar bear
The waxy coating on taiga tree needles helps prevent this in winter.
Freezing or water loss
This prairie rodent lives in large underground "towns" and warns of predators with high-pitched barks.
Prairie dog
Name one famous Mediterranean volcano that is still active today.
Mount Etna
This North American animal is the fastest land mammal on the continent, reaching speeds of 60 mph.
Pronghorn
Unlike the taiga, the tundra often lacks trees because of its
Permafrost
These special structures at tree roots help taiga trees absorb nutrients from poor soil.
What is a partnership with fungi / mycorrhizae
In a prairie food chain, these organisms break down dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil.
Decomposer
This collision of tectonic plates along the Mediterranean creates earthquakes and mountain ranges like the Alps.
Eurasian Plates
This animal of the taiga helps spread seeds by eating nuts and berries and is preyed on by owls, foxes, and weasels
Chipmunk
How is Antarctica different than the arctic
antarctica is the south and is actually a land continent
Name one reason the taiga soil is acidic.
Fallen pine needles
In the prairie food chain, a snake would be classified as this type of consumer.
Secondary Consumer