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Science quiz 14
Quiz 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Boreal forest | tiaga aka |
| clear-cutting | removing all trees in an area at once |
| closed canopy | no opening of sunlight through trees to forest floor |
| dormancy | Time of no growth |
| open canopy | sunlight can get through trees to forest floor |
| sustainable forestry | balance of conservation and harvest |
| desert biome characteristics | little precipitation, subtropical, semi-arid, coastal |
| grassland biome characteristics | large & open plains, prairies & pampas, prescribed burning |
| forest biome characteristics | undergrowth, canopy |
| coastal desert | west coast climate zone |
| rain shadow | dry side of a mountain that is not moist |
| Arctic tundra | high latitude climate of Northern Hemisphere |
| permafrost | subsoil that is frozen all year |
| tree line | elevation where trees can no longer grow |
| temperate grassland | prairie |
| tropical grassland | savannah |