Biomes

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Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall? Options: tundra, desert, temperate deciduous forest, tropical rain forest

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tundra

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Which biome covers most of the land mass near the Earth's equator? Options: tundra, desert, grassland, tropical forest

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tropical forest

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Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals? Options: tundra, desert, rain forest, pine forest

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rain forest

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One characteristic feature of tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a layer of permanently frozen subsoil. This characteristic is known as

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permafrost

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Which type of trees is found in a temperate forest? Options: deciduous, evergreen, ginko, palm

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deciduous

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Which major biome is home to cacti, mesquite, white thorn, pack rats, small reptiles, and coyotes?

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desert

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Why do most organisms in the ocean exist in the shallow water over the continental shelves?

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Producers, the beginning of all food chains, can only exist where there is sunlight.

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In what biome is located in PA? Options: tropical rainforest, temperate rainforest, deciduous forest, alpine forest

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deciduous forest

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Which biome receives between 0 to 25 centimeters of rain per year, has a temperature range of 0 to 50 degrees Celsius, has poor soil, and is home to lizards, scorpions, and snakes?

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desert

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Which biome receives between 0 and 25 centimeters of precipitation each year, has a temperature range from -27 to 5 degrees Celsius, has frozen soil, and is home to hares, caribou, and wolves?

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tundra