biomes

Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?

• tundra

• desert

• deciduous forest

• tropical rain forest

Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?

• tundra

• desert

• tropical rainforest

• taiga

One characteristic feature of tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a layer of permanently frozen subsoil. This characteristic is known as

• glaciation

• permafrost

• crystallization

• soilfrost

Which major biome is home to cacti, mesquite, white thorn, pack rats, small reptiles, and coyotes?

• desert

• taiga

• tundra

• grassland

The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.

• Taiga

• Deciduous Forests

• Deserts

• Tropical Rain Forests

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

• Food and Precipitation

• Precipitation and Sunlight

• Temperature and Oxygen

• Precipitation and Temperature

The greatest biodiversity on earth is found in the __________ biome.

• taiga

• grassland

• deciduous forest

• tropical rainforest

Which biome is MOST LIKE the "desert" in terms of precipitation?

• tropical rainforest

• deciduous forest

• tundra

• coniferous forest

Which biome is represented by the rainfall amounts in letter C?

• desert

• grassland

• deciduous forest

• tropical rain forest

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

• desert

• deciduous forest

• taiga

• tundra