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Biomes of the Earth
Contribuido por: Ochs
  • 1. tundra biome
A) big trees, mosses & lichens, lots of rain, along coastlines
B) sometimes swampy coniferous forest of high northern areas
C) flat, treeless, sub-soil is permanently frozen
  • 2. taiga biome
A) flat, treeless, sub-soil is permanently frozen
B) sometimes swampy coniferous forest of high northern areas
C) 4 seasons, most north of equator, 6 month growing season
  • 3. tropical rain forest biome
A) 4 seasons, most north of equator, 6 month growing season
B) wet climate, tall trees, year-round warm, lots of rain
C) rolling grassland, south of equator, warm temp all year
  • 4. temperate rain forest biome
A) really big trees, mosses & lichens, lots of rain, along coastlines
B) sometimes swampy coniferous forest of high northern areas
C) flat, treeless, sub-soil is permanently frozen
  • 5. savanna biome
A) hot, dry, brush land, nutrient poor soil, lots of shrubs
B) hot, dry, few plants and animals, 30% are sand
C) rolling grassland, south of equator, warm temp all year, little precip
  • 6. grassland or prairie biome
A) rolling grassland, most north of equator, short rainy season, scattered trees
B) 4 seasons, most north of equator, 6 month growing season
C) wet climate, tall trees, year-round warm, lots of rain
  • 7. deciduous forest biome
A) 4 seasons, most north of equator, trees lose their leaves
B) wet climate, tall trees, year-round warm, lots of rain
C) sometimes swampy coniferous forest of high northern areas
  • 8. chaparral biome
A) hot, dry, few plants and animals, 30% are sand
B) hot, dry, brush near coastal areas, nutrient poor soil, lots of shrubs, Mediterranean climate
C) wet climate, tall trees, year-round warm, lots of rain
  • 9. desert biome
A) rolling grassland, south of equator, warm temp all year
B) hot, dry, brush land, nutrient poor soil, lots of shrubs
C) hot, dry, few plants and animals, 30% are sand
  • 10. climate
A) includes the long term average of temperature, rainfall and wind in a specific area
B) the forms of moisture that can fall to the earth
C) regional ecosystem including plants, animals, climate
  • 11. precipitation
A) of or relating to, or inhabiting the land (earth)
B) the forms of moisture that can fall to the earth
C) includes temperature, rainfall and wind in a specific area
  • 12. biome
A) natural area includes living and non-living components
B) of or relating to, or inhabiting the land (earth)
C) regional geographical ecosystem including plants, animals, climate
  • 13. ecosystem
A) natural area includes living and non-living components
B) of or relating to, or inhabiting the land (earth)
C) the forms of moisture that can fall to the earth
  • 14. terrestrial
A) regional ecosystem including plants, animals, climate
B) of or relating to, or inhabiting the land (earth)
C) includes temperature, rainfall and wind in a specific area
  • 15. lentic biome
A) water is not moving, lakes and ponds
B) water is moving, streams and rivers
C) mostly shallow water, wide variation in water depth
  • 16. lotic biome
A) at the interface of terrestrial and oceanic biomes
B) water is not moving, lakes and ponds
C) water is moving, streams and rivers
  • 17. wetlands biome
A) area of mostly shallow water covering land for all or part of the year
B) partly enclosed by land but open to the ocean
C) largest on earth, tossed by waves and tides
  • 18. estuary biome
A) partly enclosed by land but open to the ocean, fresh water and salt water mix here
B) water is not moving, lakes and ponds
C) mostly shallow water, wide variation in water depth
  • 19. open ocean biome
A) partly enclosed by land but open to the ocean
B) at the interface of terrestrial and oceanic biomes
C) largest biome on earth, tossed by waves and tides
  • 20. intertidal biome
A) largest on earth, tossed by waves and tides
B) water is moving, streams and rivers
C) area between land and ocean, affected by tides
  • 21. coral reef biome
A) water is not moving, lakes and ponds
B) partly enclosed by land but open to the ocean, fresh water and salt water mix here
C) shallow submerged islands in the ocean, lots of animals and corals
  • 22. adaptations
A) regional ecosystem including plants, animals, climate
B) of or relating to, or inhabiting the land (earth)
C) change your needs in order to survive
  • 23. vent community
A) rocky area surrounding volcanoes in Hawaii
B) located at bottom of deep ocean, steam comes off holes going to magma
C) natural area includes living and non-living components
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