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Land Biomes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are biomes? | Interdependent systems of plants, animals, and land. |
| What determines the type of life biomes can support? | Climate, altitude, and rainfall |
| What type of biomes would you find in Africa? | Desert and Savanna |
| What kinds of plants tend to grow in temperate forests? | Oaks and maples |
| How much rain does a desert usually get? | less than 10 cm per year |
| Which biome features evergreen trees and rocky soil? | Taiga |
| What kinds of organisms grow in the tundra? | Mosses and lichens |
| How can people change biomes? | cutting down trees and polluting the water |
| What nonliving things might you find in an ecosystem? | Rocks, air, light, and soil |
| population | Consist of one species |
| Communities | Consist of many species |
| Adaptation | Animal or plant changing to live in its ecosystem to survive |
| Where is the location of the Tundra? | Northern parts of North America, Europe, and Asia |
| What is the climate of the Tundra? | Cold, dry, and harsh |
| Permafrost | Tundra ground that is always frozen |
| The largest land biome on earth | Taiga |
| Which biome would you find Canada in? | Taiga |
| Which Land is found in the taiga? | North of Rocky Mountains and Alaska, Canada, northern Europe, and northern Asia |
| What type of trees are found in the taiga? | Conifers/evergreens |
| This biome is said to be a big green carpet. | Grassland |
| Type of grassland found in North America, Europe, Central Asia, South Africa, and Argentina | Temperate Grassland |
| Type of grassland found in Africa, Australia, and South America | Savannah Grassland |
| Temperate Grasslands have which two seasons? | Growing and Dormant |
| less then 10 inches of rain per year defines this biome. | Desert |
| This biome takes up 15% of the United States and 20% of all worldly land. | Desert |
| Which biome covers New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and California? | Desert |
| Which biome is located primarily around the equator? | Tropical Rain Forest |
| Which biome is extremely hot and humid? | Tropical Rain Forest |
| Which biome has an average of 50 - 250 inches of rain each year? | Tropical Rain Forest |
| What is the names of the two types of rain forests? | Temperate & Tropical |
| Which type of rain forests are in the United States? | Temperate |
| What is the name of the world's largest Tropical Rain Forest? | Amazon |
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