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Terrestrial
Aquatic
Importance of Studying Biomes
Challenge
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A Biome is...
What is a group of ecosystems with similar temperature and rainfall, or salinity and water depth.
100
The climate determines what plants can grow, and the plants determine what _________ live there.
What is animals.
100

Aquatic biomes make up more than ___% of the earth's surface.

What is 70%

100

The rainforest has three levels. name two of them.

Canopy, undrestory, floor.

100

Name 5 land biomes.

What is tropical rain forests, deciduous forests, coniferous forests, temperate grasslands, savannas, chaparral, deserts, tundra, mountains, and polar ice.

200
Define Salinity.
What is the amount of salt dissolved in seawater.
200
The total diversity of biomes is determined largely by the amount of ______________ they recieve and the average ______________.
What is precipitation, then temperature.
200

Name 3 aquatic biomes.

What is rivers, swamps, lakes, streams, marshes, and oceans.

200

Is a marathon 3.1 miles, 10.2 Miles, 20.4 miles or 26.2  miles

26.2

200

The majority of Canada is a which biome.

Taiga or Boreal Forest

300
Define Terrestrial.
What is living or growing on land.
300
_________ and _________ both get very little precipitation.
What is deserts and tundra.
300
The 2 main groups of aquatic biomes are ________ and ___________.
What is saltwater and feshwater.
300

All the biotic and abiotic factors that interact in an environment.

Ecosystem
300

Most of Africa is found in the __________ zone.

What is Tropical Zone.

400

Name my favorite marvel superhero. It is not Iron Man, Hulk, or Thor.

Captain America

400

__________________ Get a lot of rain and have a hot, humid climate.

What is Rain forests.

400

Name two freshwater biomes and one saltwater biomes.

What is oceans, estuaries, coral reefs, saltwater marshes, and mangrove swamps. Rivers, streams, ponds, lakes, swamps, and freshwater marshes.

400

What should you do after returning from a field trip?

Thank your chaperone

400

Which ocean zone is between the tides?

Intertidal

500
Define altitude.
What is the height above sea level.
500
Places near the __________ have a hotter climate than places near the poles.
What is equator.
500
At deeper depths of water it is easier for photosynthesis to occur. True or False?
What is False.
500

Physical Structures that allow organisms to survive.

Physical Adaptations

500

Name two things that can cause an area to be colder than other areas?

Elevation and Latitude