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Biomes
descriptions of a variety of biomes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| jaguar bananas rubber trees | Tropical Rain Forest ****Biotic**** |
| very warm all year round very wet 1 season (summer) | Tropical Rain Forest ****Abiotic**** |
| evergreen trees snow shoe hares moose wolves | Boreal Forest ****Biotic**** |
| long, cold winters a lot of snow short growing season | Boreal Forest ****Abiotic**** |
| scorpions lizards cactus | Desert ****Biotic**** |
| almost no rain temperatures are hot in the day and cold at night | Desert ****Abiotic**** |
| oaks, maples, beech trees (trees lose leaves) owls bats, squirrels | Temperate Forest ****Biotic**** |
| warm summers, cold winters 4 seasons steady amount of precipitation | Temperate Forest ****Abiotic**** |
| Tiger, monkey, elephant, rhino, birds | Tropical Dry Forest ****Biotic**** |
| Grasshoppers, grass, prairie dogs, snakes | Temperate Grassland****Biotic**** |
| Low precipitation, high temperature all year | Tropical Dry Forest ****Abiotic**** |
| Very little rainfall, hot summers, cold winters | Temperate Grassland****Abiotic**** |
| Grasses, zebras, giraffes, lions, migrating herds | Tropical Savannah****Biotic**** |
| Hot all year, 2 seasons:wet and dry | Tropical Savannah****Abiotic**** |
| Mosses, snowy owls, artic fox, reindeer, polar bears, | Tundra****Biotic**** |
| Strong winds, little precipitation, long winters, short summers | Tundra***Abiotic**** |
| Storks, manatees, cypress trees, mangrove forests | Freshwater wetlands****Biotic**** |
| standing water, soil and temp depend on geography | Freshwater wetlands****Abiotic*** |
| sponges, coral, anemones, fish, crabs, lobsters, sharks, rays | Coral Reefs****Biotic**** |
| depth/pressure, warm water, sufficient light | Coral Reefs****Abiotic**** |
| aquatic birds, salamanders, frogs, fish | Flowing Water Systems****Biotic**** |
| from highlands to lowland, empty into larger water systems | Flowing Water *Abiotic* |