Biomes: Tropical Rain Forests and Mountains

Why do biomes change as you go up a mountain?

• The biomes don't change

• The climate chanages because the air gets thinner and colder as you travel up a mountain.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What are the mountain biomes?

• alpine tundra

  coniferous forest

  deciduous forest

  grassland

• emergent layer

  canopy layer

  understory layer

  forest floor

What are the four layers of the rain forest?

• alpine tundra

  coniferous forest

  deciduous forest

  grassland

• emergent layer

  canopy layer

  understory layer

  forest floor

The climate of a tropical rain forest is ___________.

• hot and dry

• rainy and cold

• warm, rainy, and humid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

__________ refers to how many species of plants and animals are found in a specific area.

• Biosphere

• Biodiversity

• Population

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A (n) ___________ biome would most likely be found at the top of a mountain.

• alpine tundra

• coniferous forest

• desert or grassland

• deciduous forest

trees grow closely together; the upper branches are vine covered and often have other plants growing on them.

• emergent layer

• canopy layer

• understory

• forest floor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

plants in this layer often have large leaves and do not need much sunlight; very warm, dark, and damp

• emergent layer

• canopy layer

• understory

• forest floor

the layer where trees stick out above all other layers; gets the most sunlight, strongest wind, and hottest temperatures

• emergent layer

• canopy layer

• understory

• forest floor

home to organisms such as termites, fungi, and bacteria; too dark for most plants to grow here

• emergent layer

• canopy layer

• understory

• forest floor