Biomes & Ecosystems

1. ______________ is a geographical area on Earth that contains ecosystems with similar biotic and abiotic factors.

This biome that receives very little rain.

• Desert

• Grassland

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Temperate Evergreen Forest

This biome where areas where grasses are the dominant plant life. (Also called prairies, savannas and meadows)

• Desert

• Grassland

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Temperate Evergreen Forest

This biome are the forests that grow near the equator. These forests receive large amounts of rain and have dense growths of tall leafy trees.

• Grassland

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Temperate Evergreen Forest

• Tropical Rain Forest

This biome is in regions of the Earth between tropics and the polar circles

• Grassland

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Temperate Evergreen Forest

• Tropical Rain Forest

This biome is in temperate regions where winter and summer climates have more variation than the other forest biomes. These trees lose their leaves in the fall.

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Temperate Evergreen Forest

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Tundra

This is a forest biome consisting of mostly cone-bearing evergreen trees.

• Taiga

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Temperate Evergreen Forest

• Tundra

The taiga biome exists only in the north hemisphere.

• True

• False

This biome is cold, dry and treeless.

• Taiga

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Tundra

10. ______________ is a layer of permanently frozen soil that prevents deep root growth.