Biomes
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| A large area of the earth in which plants and animals share a similar environment? | Biome
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| The usual weather of a region over a long period of time? | Climate
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| Permanently frozen soil? | Permafrost
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| All of the areas where life can exist and the living organisms that live there make up the.......? | Biosphere
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| The kinds of plants and animals that are found in a land biome depend on the .......? | Climae
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| The coldest biome is located around the Arctic Circle and is called the ........? | Tundra
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| The tundra receives very little........, most of which occurs as ........? | 1) Precipitation
2) Snow
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| How do the Musk oxen survive in the cold tundra climate? | The musk have a thick coat that keeps them warm and resists water to keep them warm and dry.
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| Name a way plants survive in the tundra? | Some have red leaves that absorb more light. Some have a fuzzy covering that traps heat.
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| Name the largest FOREST land biome? | Coniferous Forest
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| What type of forest biome is the Taiga? | Coniferous Forest
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| What type of forest biome is located directly below the tundra? | Coniferous Forest
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| What type of Forest biome is located on the eastern coast of North America, in Europe, and in Asia? | Deciduous Forest
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| What type of Forest biome has four seasons? | Deciduous Forest
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| What type of Forest biome has two main seasons: winter and summer | Coniderous Forest
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| Most of the trees in the Coniferous Forest are .....? | Conifers
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| Many Conifers are ......? | Evergreens
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| Because Evergreens do not lose their .........., they can make food in the winter? | Leaves
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| Deciduous trees ...... their leaves in the winter? | Lose
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| The main vegetation on grasslands is ......? | Grass
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| One difference between prairies and savannas is that savannas have more ....? | Trees
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| What type of grassland is a Tropical grassland? | Savanna
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| What type of grassland is a Temperate grassland? | Prairie
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| What type of grassland has four seasons? | Prairie
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| What type of grassland has wet and dry seasons? | Savanna
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| What type of grassland is hot all year? | Savanna
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| What makes the climate of the savanna hot all the time? | Nearness to the equator
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| About how much precipitation do deserts receive? | Less than 25cm (10 inches) of rain each year
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| Describe some ways God designed desert plants to live in dry places with extreme temperatures? | Some plants store water in their stems or leaves. Some have long, deep roots to reach water.
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| A specific area, such as a rainforest, that has many species of plants and animals living in it has great ....? | Biodiversity
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| Trees grow closely together in the .....layer of a tropical rainforest? | Canopy
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| Very little sunlight reaches the fourth layer of a tropical rainforest, the .....? | Forest Floor
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| Most tropical rainforest have what type of climates? | Warm, Humid & RAINY
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| T/F Biomes are a general way that scientists divide the biosphere into sections? | True
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| T?/F Mountains often consist of several biomes with different climates? | True
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| As you climb up a mountain, what two changes in the air affect the types of plants and animals that can be found? | The Air becomes Thinner and Colder, the higher you go.
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| Aquatic biomes are classified as either.....or ...... biomes? | 1) Saltwater
2) Freshwater
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| The ocean is the ...... marine, or saltwater biome? | Largest
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| Freshwater biomes include....,.....,streams, and .....? | 1)Ponds 2)Lakes 3) Rivers
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| River water flows downhill to the ocean because of ...? | Gravity
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| T/F Wetlands are almost always wet? | True
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| What are the most common wetlands? | Marshes
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| T/F Bogs always have fresh water? | True
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| Name three types of wetlands? | 1)Marshes 2)Swamps 3)Bogs
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| What is Peat? | Peat is partially decayed plant material that is piled up in layers
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| What responsibility has God given man concerning the earth? | God expects man to be a Good Steward over the earth and to use his resources wisely!!!
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