Biomes

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Cone-bearing trees (like pines, spruce and fir) grow best in areas where winters are long and cold. Large mammals like moose, elk, and bear also live and thrive in these cold areas known collectively as the ________________ biome.

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Taiga

Front

Trees whose leaves change color and fall off in the fall to conserve water grow best in areas where winters are short and mild. Small to large mammals like squirrels, rabbits, foxes and deer also live and thrive in these ecosystems known collectively as the ________________ biome.

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Temperate Deciduous Forest

Front

The greatest biodiversity on earth is found in the ____ biome.

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Tropical Rainforest

Front

This biome exists where the saltwater meets the freshwater so its salinity level is constantly changing. Options: Marsh, Swamp, Estuary, Bog

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Estuary

Front

What is the frozen sublayer of soil that can be found all year long in the tundra called?

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Permafrost

Front

What kind of adaptations would you expect of plants that can grow in the hard frozen ground of the tundra?

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small and grow in clumps for protection from the wind and cold

Front

This biome has the greatest biodiversity but very poor soil. It rains so much here that the topsoil is very thin and cannot support the roots of plants whose roots are not very deep. Most other plants live in trees or grow out of fallen trees.

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Tropical Rainforest

Front

Why should you expect broad leaves on plants that grow on the floor of a forest?

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Larger surface area to catch sunlight

Front

Which of the words below DOES NOT describe a trophic role? Options: scavenger, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore

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scavenger

Front

Which of the phrases below DOES NOT describe a trophic LEVEL?

primary consumer

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secondary consumer

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apex predator

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prey

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prey