Biomes

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Biotic factors of an ecosystem are:

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living thing

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Which biome covers most of the land mass near the Earth's equator? Options: tundra, desert, grassland, tropical rainforest

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tropical rainforest

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Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall? Options: tundra, desert, temperate deciduous forest, tropical rain forest

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tundra

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Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals? Options: tundra, desert, tropical rainforest, pine forest

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tropical rainforest

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Characteristic feature of tundra where only the surface thaws in summer and refreezes in winter, leaving a layer of permanently frozen subsoil.

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permafrost

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Which type of trees is found in a temperate forest? Options: deciduous, evergreen, ginko, palm

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deciduous

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Major biome home to cacti, mesquite, white thorn, pack rats, small reptiles, and coyotes. Options: desert, taiga, tundra, grassland

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desert

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Which habitat has the greatest number of plant and animal species? Options: the African savannah, a rainforest in Brazil, a temperate forest in China, a temperate grassland in Kansas

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a rainforest in Brazil

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Which biome contains large populations of grazing herbivores, few species of birds, and deep, rich soil? Options: taiga, tundra, deciduous forest, grassland

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grassland

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This biome contains mostly spruce trees and Douglas firs, which are both evergreen. The winters are long and cold and the summers are short and rainy. The soil is very rich. Moose and elk live here. This biome is classified as a: taiga, tundra, deciduous forest, temperate forest.

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taiga