Ecosystems and Biomes Chpt.6 Vocab

This biome contains American black bear, raccoon, porcupine, frog, and white tailed deer

• temperate deciduous forest

• chaparral

• taiga

• desert

The tallest layer of the Tropical Rain Forest is the _______

• Upper Canopy

• Lower Canopy

• Emergent Layer

• Understory

 What type of biome is pictured?

• Desert
• Tundra
• Tropical Rainforest
• Grassland

permanently frozen underlayer of the earth

• permafrost
• savanna
• tundra
• coniferous

Which biome is home to cacti, scorpions, coyotes, kangaroo rats, and lizards?

• Desert
• Grasslands
• Temperate Forest
• Taiga

trees with seeds protected by cones

• coniferous
• deciduous
• savanna
• tundra

Which Biome has permafrost?

• Temperate Forest
• Rainforest
• Taiga
• Tundra

Biome characteristics:
Temperature: -25 to 12 degrees C
Precipitation: < 25 cm/yr
Soil: thin layer, nutrient poor, permafrost
Plants: grasses, low-growing shrubs, mosses

• Grasslands
• Taiga (boreal forest)
• Tundra
• Desert

Which biome is the driest?

• Desert
• Tundra
• Taiga
• Rainforest

Condensation involves a change of state from ___ to ___

• Liquid to Solid

• Liquid to Gaseous

• Solid to Liquid

• Gaseous to Liquid