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Env Sci Ch. 6 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Animals with thick, scaly skin to prevent water loss live in what biome? | Desert |
| The biome that receives 250-400 cm of rain per year is what? | Tropical Rainforest |
| Most of the animals in the Tropical Rain Forest live in what layer of the trees? | canopy |
| What is it called when animals and land are destroyed? | habitat destruction or deforestation |
| What are biomes usually described by? | the types of VEGETATION that grow there and CLIMATE |
| How many types of grasslands are there? | 3 - savanna, grassland, and chaparral |
| Write the order of the biomes from the North Pole towards the equator. | Tundra, Taiga, Temperate Forest, Grassland, Desert, Tropical Rainforest |
| Deforestation of the rainforest may cause climate changes which in turn may cause what natural occurrence? | Flooding and Erosion |
| What is one of the main factors that determine what type of plants grow in a biome? | climate (temperature/precipitation) |
| If you were walking through a forest that gets large amounts of rain, has high humidity, and has moderate temperatures year round, what biome would you most likely be in? | Temperate Rainforest |
| Biomes that have higher temperatures and less precipitation tend to have what type of vegetation? | low plants, shrubs, and grasses. |
| Vegetation in biomes that have short trees, shrugs, and grasses usually lack a lot of what? | rainfall/precipitation |
| A biome with less than 25 cm of precipitation a year is what biome? | Desert |
| Animals in the Chapparal adapt by what means? | A common adaptation of chaparral animals Is camouflage, shape or coloring that allows an animal to blend into its environment. |
| Why are occasional fires in the Chapparal beneficial to the biome? | releases nutrients and opens space up for new growth |
| What types of landforms are found in the Chapparal? | rocky hills and mountains |
| What is the temperature like in the Chapparal? | warm summers, mild winters, dry |
| What other biome is the Chapparal most like? Why? | desert; both are hot and dry |
| The Chapparal covers 5% of what US state? | California |
| What is a threat to the Savanna Grasslands? | agriculture, farming, overgrazing |
| What animals would you likely see in the Savanna biome? | grazing animals; giraffes, zebras, elephants, gazelles, lions |
| What is a major threat to Grassland biomes of North America | farming, overgrazing, soil erosion |
| What type of weather is in the Pacific Northwest? | Temperate, high precipitation |
| What is the layer of frozen soil in the Tundra? | permafrost |
| What do animals do in the Tundra to help protect themselves from the cold? | They burrow underground. Some migrate and hibernate |
| Is there any biome colder than the tundra? | No |
| How high have the temperatures in Death Valley in California ever reached? | 134 degrees |
| How do animals survive the heat in the desert? | Amphibians survive by estivating, or burying themselves in the ground and sleeping through the dry season. Insects are covered with body armor that helps them retain water. They are nocturnal. |
| What is the annual precipitation in the desert? High, moderate, low? | Low |
| Where are deserts often formed? | near large mountain ranges because mountains can block the passage of moisture-filled clouds, limiting precipitation. |
| Grasslands, such as the prairies of N. America, are often threatened by soil erosion because of what? | Plowing and overgrazing |
| Which biome has the most species of all biomes? | tropical rainforest |
| The Taiga is a forest biome dominated by coniferous trees such as what? | evergreens - pines, firs, spruce |
| Animals that live in the desert usually search for food when? | at night |
| Two of the tundra's threats are what? | OIL exploration, extraction, and transport has disrupted many tundra habitats. CLIMATE CHANGE |
| Which biome is located in the North Arctic region? | Tundra |
| What is the difference between a coniferous tree and a deciduous tree? | Deciduous trees lose their leaves each fall while coniferous do not. |
| In which biome would you find buttresses on trees? | Tropical Rainforest |
| Which forest receives a lot of rain all year long? | Tropical Rainforest |
| Which forest tree loses its leaves each winter? | deciduous |
| An evergreen tree does what? | Leaves stay green year round |
| Which animal would you most likely find in the emergent layer of a forest? A monkey or an eagle? | both??? |
| Which level of a tree forest is in the middle section of the forest? | Canopy |
| Which layer of a tree forest is in the very top of a forest? | Emergent |
| What is the line on a map called that goes ACROSS and measures north and south of the equator? | latitude |
| Which animal in the rainforest has algae on its coat? | sloths |
| What biome do we live in? | temperate deciduous forest |
| What is an epiphyte? | plants that use another plant for support but not for nourishment, and are located on high trees in the canopy. |
| What is a threat to the rainforest? | deforestation, slash/burn agriculture, illegal wildlife trade |
| List 3 things a biome is defined or characterized by. | temperature, precipitation, plant life |
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