Biome Characteristics

Read the section "Desert."

Select the paragraph from the section that shows HOW desert life has adjusted to the extremely high temperatures.

• Paragraph 1

• Paragraph 2

• Paragraph 3

• Paragraph 4

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Read the paragraph from the section "Temperate Deciduous Forest."

Toward the polar regions, temperate forests grade into boreal forests. These are dominated by evergreen conifers. Mixed forests containing both deciduous and coniferous trees occupy intermediate areas.

What conclusion is BEST supported by the paragraph above?

• Boreal forests and temperate forests usually exist in very separate parts of the world.

• The polar regions are the only places on Earth that have two different types of forests.

• Temperate forests are defined by having a mixture of deciduous and coniferous trees.

• Biomes can overlap with each other and create areas with plants from both biomes.

Which sentence from the article would be MOST important to include in a summary of the article?

• Because they are defined by environmental conditions and vegetation, the same type of biome may be found in different parts of the world.

• Animals that adapted to the cold, wet conditions of the taiga include squirrels, rabbits, weasels, moose, wolves, reindeer and bears.

• Temperate deciduous forests are found in regions of the Northern Hemisphere that have moist, warm summers and frosty winters.

• They occupy parts of northern South America, Central America, equatorial Africa, India and Southeast Asia, and northeastern Australia.

Which sentence from the article BEST supports the article's main idea?

• The word "biotic" describes anything that is connected to or comes from living things.

• Because vegetation is usually the dominant and most apparent feature of the landscape, a biome is characterized by its plant community.

• The tundra is so cold that a layer of permanently frozen soil, called permafrost, lies under the rocky topsoil.

• These lands cover large tracts of central North America, central and eastern Asia, eastern Europe, southern Africa and southern South America.

This biome has the coldest temperatures out of all the biomes...

• Tiaga

• Tundra

• Desert

• Rainforest

The tundra has permanently frozen _________.

• plants

• animals

• Soil

• trees

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Another name for the boreal forest is...

• grassland

• desert

• tundra

• Taiga

Types of evergreen trees in the Taiga biome include...

• pines

• spruces

• maple

• firs

This biome has the most rainfall...

• Desert

• Tundra

• Tropical Rainforest

• Grassland

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

This biome is home to gorillas, orangutans, and most species of monkeys.

• Tropical rainforest

• Taiga

• Tundra

• Desert

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4