land biomes

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How are a tundra and a desert similar?

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both have low amounts of precipitation

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Which biome covers most of the land mass near Earth's equator?

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tropical rainforest

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Which biome has the largest number of species of plants and animals (highest biodiversity)? Options: tundra, desert, tropical rainforest, pine forest

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tropical rainforest

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Which biome has an area that only thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a layer of permanently frozen subsoil called permafrost?

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tundra

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

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grassland

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The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...

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Precipitation and Temperature

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Which biome has trees that lose their leaves in the fall? Options: Deciduous or Temperate Forest, Rainforest, Grasslands, Taiga

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Deciduous or Temperate Forest

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Which biome has 4 seasons? Options: Taiga, Tundra, Tropical Rainforest, Deciduous or Temperate Forest

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Deciduous or Temperate Forest

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Which biome is home to cacti, scorpions, coyotes, camels rats, and lizards?

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Desert

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What biome is characterized by lichens, mosses, grasses, and is home to seals and polar bears due to permafrost, low rainfall, and very cold temperatures?

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Tundra