Environmental Science 3.1 Quiz Review | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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

50 to 60

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

Ecosystem

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

Below freezing, hot and humid

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

Biome

Deserts have large patches of ___ that are bare.

Ground

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

Temperate Rain Forests

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

Hibernation

Deep, fertile soils support plant growth in ___.

Grasslands

The ___ is cold, dry, and treeless.

Tundra

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

Shallow

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

Taiga

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

Tropical rain forests

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

Biome

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

cold, and snowy . . . warm, and moist

___ are biomes that receive very little rain.

Deserts

____ biomes are areas where grasses are the dominant plants.

Grasslands

The taiga biome exists only in the ___ hemisphere.

Northern

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

Activity

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

Coastal

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

Permafrost

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

Temperate

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

Canopy

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

Half

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

Space

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

Temperate deciduous forests