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True or False : Estuaries are very productive because they constantly receive nutrients from rivers and the ocean

True

Name a plant adaptation of the desert

cactus spines and waxy coating

Where is there a temperate rainforest in the Unites States?

The Pacific Northwest (Oregon and Washington)

The _________ biome is covered in coniferous trees and has a cold to cool climate

Taiga

Name a plant adaptation of the tundra

shallow roots

The tundra is most suitable to animals that can what?

migrate very far in the summer

Name a plant found in the savanna

trees with large root systems

This is the distance north or south from the equator, measured in degrees.

latitude

True or False : Antarctica is a desert?

True

It is too cold and dry to permit growth in this biome

Tundra

A large region characterized by climate, animals and plants is called what?

Biome

A tropical rain forest is always what?

humid and warm

Name on desert

Mojave, Sahara, Moab, Sonora, etc...

A tropical rain forest has more species of ___________ than any other biome

plants

Name a desert plant

cactus, succulent

Name an animal adaptation of the tundra

white fur, blubber, etc...

True or False : Water that is too hot or too cold can kill coral reefs

True

Name an animal of the tundra

polar bear, etc...

Put the four layers of the rain forest in order from highest to lowest

emergent layer, upper canopy, lower canopy, understory

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 taiga

pine tree

Name an animal of the taiga

moose, etc...

Name a plant of the tundra

lichen, moss, etc...

A permanently frozen layer of the ground is called what?

permafrost

Name an example of an animal found in the temperate deciduous forest

deer, squirrel, etc...

Biomes are named its what?

Plants

This refers to weather conditions, such as temperature, precipitation, humidity and winds in an area over a period of time

Climate

A biome with lots of rainfall, high temperatures and bad soil is what?

tropical rainforest

In a temperate deciduous forest _____________

plants shed leaves in autumn

The tundra is most suitable to animals that can what?

migrate very far in the summer

Name a plant of the temperate grassland

grass

In the savanna, trees will often what?

shed their leaves to conserve water

Approximately what percentage of the Earth's species do tropical rainforests contain?

50

In the ____________ there is a wet season and a dry season

savanna

Name a plant of the chapparal

olive tree, shrub oaks, etc..

Temperatures range from 104 degrees during the day all the way to near freezing at night in the what?

desert

Name an animal of the temperate grassland

bison

Migration of animals in the savanna is mostly a response to what?

rainfall

What is the difference in a tropical and a temperate rain forest?

tropical forests have moderate temperatures while temperate forests have warm temperatures

The prairies in North America are considered to be what?

temperate grassland

Spadefoot toads survive dry conditions of the desert by

burying themselves in the ground

Name an animal adaptation of the desert

camel humps, eyelashes, etc...

Tropical rain forests used to cover 20% of the Earth's surface, now they cover what percent?

7%

Name an animal of the chaparral

quail, lizards, etc...

This is the height of an object above sea level

altitude

More vegetation will survive in an area with more what?

precipitation

Name an animal in the savanna

zebra, gazelle, giraffe, etc...

This is a tropical biome dominated by grasses, shrubs and small trees

savanna

Humidity makes the air feel what?

wet and heavy

What two factors are most important in determining biomes climate?

temperature and precipitation

These are located in a belt around the Earth near the equator

tropical rain forests

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

What have humans recently done to disturb the tundra?

oil drilling

These grow off tall trees to support it

epiphytes

Give one benefit of a wetland

purifies water run off, receives flood water

Give an example of a temperate deciduous plant

maple, oak, cherry, etc...

What do tropical rain forests do?

help regulate world climate

Name a desert animal

camel, fennec fox, lizard, snake, etc...

Climate gets ________ as the latitude and altitude increase

colder

A desert must receive less than _____________ inches of precipitation a year to be considered a desert?

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