Mr. Ashley Intro to Biomes Review

Regions of Earth that are defined by their climate and the unique plants & animals that live there

• biome
• ecosystem
• environment
• niche

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The biome known for going through four seasons. Leaves change color in autumn, fall off in the winter, and grow back in the spring; this adaptation allows plants to survive cold winters.

• Coniferous Forests

• Deciduous Forests

• Deserts

• Tropical Rain Forests

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

• Hoarfrost

• Glaciation

• Permafrost

• Crystallization

The kangaroo rat is able to get all of the water it needs through it's food and therefore, never needs to drink liquid. This animal has adapted to survive in which biome that rains less than 2 inches a year?

• Forest

• Tundra

• Desert

• Grassland

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

• Tundra

• Tropical Rainforest

• Desert

• Pineforest

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The taiga is:

• a cold, treeless, desert-like biome found near the North and South Poles

• found mostly in Africa

• a forest biome dominated by coniferous trees, such as pine, fir, and spruce

• a dry, rocky biome found in the central part of South America.

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Which type of biome is pictured?

• deciduous

• evergreen

• ginko

• palm

What are the key features of the Tundra?

• cold winter, thin acidic soil, evergreen trees

• treeless, permafrost, cold dark winters

• long cool summers, short dark winters, migrating animals

• many evergreen trees, short moist summers, long snowy winters

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Biome located throughout much of Canada, northern Europe and mid Russia

• tundra

• taiga

• temperate rainforest

• desert

Which biome is shown on the map?

• rainforest

• desert

• grassland

• taiga