Chapter 52 Test

Rank each biome in order of its average temperature from coldest to warmest.

What is permafrost? In what Biome(s) will you find it?

What are the similarities and differences between a Desert and Tundra?

What are the factors that play a role in the global distribution of biomes?

What is an epiphyte? What type of symbiosis epiphyte share?

Why some plants have needle shaped leaf? Include example and which biome.

Explain in steps what might happen if precipitation levels started to drop in rain forests due to overcutting of trees. In your opinion, to which biome it may turn to?

Cacti and plants with a waxy coating on their leaves are typical vegetation in a(n)

• Desert

• Chaparral

• Savanna

• Taiga

Which biome is characterized by having the highest annual precipitation rate?

• desert

• tundra

• tropical rain forest

• grassland

Which type of vegetation dominates in the taiga biome?

• deciduous trees

• coniferous trees

• mosses, lichens, and dwarf woody plants

• tall grasses and scattered trees