What determines climate?
Temperature and precipitation.
What is a biome?
A major climate area.
Explain the climate of a Tundra.
Permafrost, long cold winters, short mild summers, etc.
What kind of animals can you find in a tundra biome? Name three.
Polar bears, snow leopards, tundra swans, walruses, seals, yaks, hares, owls, etc.
How are tundras and taigas similar? How are they different?
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What is a desert biome defined by and what are the characteristics of a hot desert?
Precipitation; hot and dry.
Explain why deserts may seem to have fewer animals during the day than other biomes do.
Many of the animals are nocturnal.
What are wetlands and what is their importance?
Areas in which water is near the surface of the soil much of the time; they serve as natural water filters and sponges; help remove various pollutants
How are tropical and temperate rainforests similar? How are they different?
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Name five kinds of biomes.
Tundra, taiga, desert, grasslands, forest (coniferous, deciduous, rain), ocean, fresh water (lakes, rivers, ponds), etc.
