Biomes

What is a biome?

• the type of soil in an area

• A large bubble in which animals can survive apocalyptic events

• a region of Earth where the climate determines the types of plants that live there.

• ALL of Earth's living things

Climate is....

• the non living parts of the ecosystem.

• the living parts of the ecosystem

• the weather on a day to day basis

• the long-term patterns of temperature and precipitation in a region.

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Which of the following is not one of the 6 land biomes?

• lake

• desert

• grasslands

• taiga

Which biome is covered in miles and miles of sand dunes?

• grasslands

• tundra

• desert

• deciduous forest

Which is the coldest biome?

• taiga

• desert

• ocean

• tundra

This type of grassland, the tropical grassland, is sometimes also called the..

• savannah

• taiga

• swamp

• river

Temperate grasslands such as the _____ in North America have grass that dominates them.

What is the layer of permanently frozen ground below the top soil in the tundra called?

• iceland

• permafrost

• frosted flakes

• frost cover

Most of the worlds water comes from where?

• Nile

• Tundra

• The rainforest

• Savannah

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Many animals in the desert are ______, which means they usually only come out at night.

• nocturnal

• nighttime

• herbivores

• omnivores