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True or False : Water that is too hot or too cold can kill coral reefs
True
True or False : Estuaries are very productive because they constantly receive nutrients from rivers and the ocean
True
Give one benefit of a wetland
purifies water run off, receives flood water
What is the difference in the littoral zone and the benthic zone of a lake?
The littoral zone is shallow and sunlit while the benthic zone is dark and deep
Name a plant adaptation of the tundra
shallow roots
Name an animal adaptation of the tundra
white fur, blubber, etc...
Name a plant adaptation of the desert
cactus spines and waxy coating
Name an animal adaptation of the desert
camel humps, eyelashes, etc...
A biome with lots of rainfall, high temperatures and bad soil is what?
tropical rainforest
The tundra is most suitable to animals that can what?
migrate very far in the summer
The tundra is most suitable to animals that can what?
migrate very far in the summer
Spadefoot toads survive dry conditions of the desert by
burying themselves in the ground
Migration of animals in the savanna is mostly a response to what?
rainfall
Approximately what percentage of the Earth's species do tropical rainforests contain?
50
What have humans recently done to disturb the tundra?
oil drilling
Name a plant of the tundra
lichen, moss, etc...
Name an animal of the tundra
polar bear, etc...
A permanently frozen layer of the ground is called what?
permafrost
It is too cold and dry to permit growth in this biome
Tundra
True or False : Antarctica is a desert?
True
Name a desert plant
cactus, succulent
Name a desert animal
camel, fennec fox, lizard, snake, etc...
Name on desert
Mojave, Sahara, Moab, Sonora, etc...
A desert must receive less than _____________ inches of precipitation a year to be considered a desert?
10
Temperatures range from 104 degrees during the day all the way to near freezing at night in the what?
desert
What is the greatest threat to the chaparral?
human development
This is a temperate shrubland that has little to no rain in the summer
chaparral
Name a plant of the temperate grassland
grass
Name an animal of the temperate grassland
bison
Name a plant of the chapparal
olive tree, shrub oaks, etc..
Name an animal of the chaparral
quail, lizards, etc...
The prairies in North America are considered to be what?
temperate grassland
Name a plant found in the savanna
trees with large root systems
Name an animal in the savanna
zebra, gazelle, giraffe, etc...
In the savanna, trees will often what?
shed their leaves to conserve water
In the ____________ there is a wet season and a dry season
savanna
This is a tropical biome dominated by grasses, shrubs and small trees
savanna
Name an animal of the taiga
moose, etc...
Name a plant of the taiga
pine tree
The _________ biome is covered in coniferous trees and has a cold to cool climate
Taiga
Name an example of an animal found in the temperate deciduous forest
deer, squirrel, etc...
Give an example of a temperate deciduous plant
maple, oak, cherry, etc...
In a temperate deciduous forest _____________
plants shed leaves in autumn
Where is there a temperate rainforest in the Unites States?
The Pacific Northwest (Oregon and Washington)
What is the difference in a tropical and a temperate rain forest?
tropical forests have moderate temperatures while temperate forests have warm temperatures
Tropical rain forests used to cover 20% of the Earth's surface, now they cover what percent?
7%
These grow off tall trees to support it
epiphytes
Put the four layers of the rain forest in order from highest to lowest
emergent layer, upper canopy, lower canopy, understory
A tropical rain forest is always what?
humid and warm
A tropical rain forest has more species of ___________ than any other biome
plants
What do tropical rain forests do?
help regulate world climate
These are located in a belt around the Earth near the equator
tropical rain forests
Humidity makes the air feel what?
wet and heavy
Climate gets ________ as the latitude and altitude increase
colder
This is the height of an object above sea level
altitude
This is the distance north or south from the equator, measured in degrees.
latitude
More vegetation will survive in an area with more what?
precipitation
What two factors are most important in determining biomes climate?
temperature and precipitation
This refers to weather conditions, such as temperature, precipitation, humidity and winds in an area over a period of time
Climate
Biomes are named its what?
Plants
A large region characterized by climate, animals and plants is called what?
Biome
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