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Biomes of the Earth
Contribució de: Ochs
  • 1. tundra biome
A) flat, treeless, sub-soil is permanently frozen
B) sometimes swampy coniferous forest of high northern areas
C) big trees, mosses & lichens, lots of rain, along coastlines
  • 2. taiga biome
A) 4 seasons, most north of equator, 6 month growing season
B) sometimes swampy coniferous forest of high northern areas
C) flat, treeless, sub-soil is permanently frozen
  • 3. tropical rain forest biome
A) 4 seasons, most north of equator, 6 month growing season
B) wet climate, tall trees, year-round warm, lots of rain
C) rolling grassland, south of equator, warm temp all year
  • 4. temperate rain forest biome
A) really big trees, mosses & lichens, lots of rain, along coastlines
B) sometimes swampy coniferous forest of high northern areas
C) flat, treeless, sub-soil is permanently frozen
  • 5. savanna biome
A) rolling grassland, south of equator, warm temp all year, little precip
B) hot, dry, brush land, nutrient poor soil, lots of shrubs
C) hot, dry, few plants and animals, 30% are sand
  • 6. grassland or prairie biome
A) rolling grassland, most north of equator, short rainy season, scattered trees
B) wet climate, tall trees, year-round warm, lots of rain
C) 4 seasons, most north of equator, 6 month growing season
  • 7. deciduous forest biome
A) wet climate, tall trees, year-round warm, lots of rain
B) sometimes swampy coniferous forest of high northern areas
C) 4 seasons, most north of equator, trees lose their leaves
  • 8. chaparral biome
A) hot, dry, few plants and animals, 30% are sand
B) hot, dry, brush near coastal areas, nutrient poor soil, lots of shrubs, Mediterranean climate
C) wet climate, tall trees, year-round warm, lots of rain
  • 9. desert biome
A) hot, dry, brush land, nutrient poor soil, lots of shrubs
B) rolling grassland, south of equator, warm temp all year
C) hot, dry, few plants and animals, 30% are sand
  • 10. climate
A) includes the long term average of temperature, rainfall and wind in a specific area
B) regional ecosystem including plants, animals, climate
C) the forms of moisture that can fall to the earth
  • 11. precipitation
A) includes temperature, rainfall and wind in a specific area
B) of or relating to, or inhabiting the land (earth)
C) the forms of moisture that can fall to the earth
  • 12. biome
A) natural area includes living and non-living components
B) regional geographical ecosystem including plants, animals, climate
C) of or relating to, or inhabiting the land (earth)
  • 13. ecosystem
A) the forms of moisture that can fall to the earth
B) natural area includes living and non-living components
C) of or relating to, or inhabiting the land (earth)
  • 14. terrestrial
A) includes temperature, rainfall and wind in a specific area
B) regional ecosystem including plants, animals, climate
C) of or relating to, or inhabiting the land (earth)
  • 15. lentic biome
A) mostly shallow water, wide variation in water depth
B) water is not moving, lakes and ponds
C) water is moving, streams and rivers
  • 16. lotic biome
A) water is not moving, lakes and ponds
B) at the interface of terrestrial and oceanic biomes
C) water is moving, streams and rivers
  • 17. wetlands biome
A) partly enclosed by land but open to the ocean
B) area of mostly shallow water covering land for all or part of the year
C) largest on earth, tossed by waves and tides
  • 18. estuary biome
A) mostly shallow water, wide variation in water depth
B) partly enclosed by land but open to the ocean, fresh water and salt water mix here
C) water is not moving, lakes and ponds
  • 19. open ocean biome
A) at the interface of terrestrial and oceanic biomes
B) largest biome on earth, tossed by waves and tides
C) partly enclosed by land but open to the ocean
  • 20. intertidal biome
A) water is moving, streams and rivers
B) area between land and ocean, affected by tides
C) largest on earth, tossed by waves and tides
  • 21. coral reef biome
A) shallow submerged islands in the ocean, lots of animals and corals
B) partly enclosed by land but open to the ocean, fresh water and salt water mix here
C) water is not moving, lakes and ponds
  • 22. adaptations
A) regional ecosystem including plants, animals, climate
B) change your needs in order to survive
C) of or relating to, or inhabiting the land (earth)
  • 23. vent community
A) natural area includes living and non-living components
B) rocky area surrounding volcanoes in Hawaii
C) located at bottom of deep ocean, steam comes off holes going to magma
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