6th grade biomes Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What is climate? | the pattern of precipitation and temperatures of a region |
What is a biome? | a large land region with a given climate |
What is agriculture? | The science and art of cultivating soil and raising livestock |
What are abiotic factors? | non-living things in an ecosystem, such as water, sunlight, & soil |
What are biotic factors? | living things in an ecosystem, such as plants and animals |
Why are climates different around the earth? | because they are different distances from the equator--sunlight hits the land at different angles |
What biome supports the greatest diversity of living things? | tropical rain forest |
Why does the tropical rain forest support the greatest diversity of living things? | Because it receives the most sunlight and precipitation |
What biome(s) receive the least precipitation? | tundra / desert |
Which biome is the harshest? | tundra |
Which biome has the most conifers? | taiga |
Which biome has the richest topsoil? | grasslands |
What are the 6 biomes we studied? | tropical rainforest, desert, taiga, tundra, deciduous forest, grasslands |
Why are animals in the tundra mostly white? | to camouflage themselves from predators |
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cariherbst
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