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