Environmental Science 3.1 Quiz Review | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

A layer of permanently frozen soil called ___ prevents deep growth of plant roots.

Permafrost

Because of the cold climate, the growing season of the tundra is only ___ days.

50 to 60

The ___ is cold, dry, and treeless.

Tundra

Winters in the taiga are long, ___. Summers are short, ___.

cold, and snowy . . . warm, and moist

The taiga biome occupies more ___ than any other land biome on Earth.

Space

The taiga biome exists only in the ___ hemisphere.

Northern

A ___ is a forest biome consisting mostly of cone-bearing evergreen trees.

Taiga

Some animals in temperate deciduous forests spend the winter in ___.

Hibernation

In temperate deciduous forest, winter temperatures are often ___, and summers are ___.

Below freezing, hot and humid

___ are the most common forest ecosystems in the United States.

Temperate deciduous forests

___ are dominated by spruce, hemlock, cedar, fir, and redwood trees, which can grow very large and tall.

Temperate Rain Forests

Temperate rain forests are moist ecosystems located mostly in ___ areas.

Coastal

Regions of Earth between the tropics and the polar circles are ___ regions.

Temperate

For lumber, farms, and ranches, people have cleared more than ___ of Earth’s tropical rain forests.

Half

Half of Earth’s species live in tropical rain forests. Most live in the ___, which is the uppermost part of the forest.

Canopy

____ receive large amounts of rain and have dense growths of tall, leafy trees.

Tropical rain forests

Deep, fertile soils support plant growth in ___.

Grasslands

____ biomes are areas where grasses are the dominant plants.

Grasslands

In the desert, plants have ___ roots to absorb water quickly.

Shallow

In the desert, most animals avoid ___ during the hottest parts of the day.

Activity

Deserts have large patches of ___ that are bare.

Ground

___ are biomes that receive very little rain.

Deserts

Areas classified as the same ___ have similar climates and organisms.

Biome

A ___ is a geographic area on Earth that contains ecosystems with similar biotic and abiotic features.

Biome

The biotic and abiotic parts of the environment make up an ___.

Ecosystem