Benchmark Review

4 Seasons, Trees lose leaves to adapt to winter, Eastern U.S., Georgia's Biome

• Taiga
• Temperate Rainforest
• Temperate Deciduous Forest
• Tropical Rainforest

Located in the northern parts of North America, Europe, and Asia.
Largest terrestrial biome
2 main seasons
Trees are evergreen with needles and cones

• Taiga
• temperate deciduous forest
• tropical rainforest
• temperate rainforest

Located along the equator
most biodiversity
warm and humid

• TDF
• temperate rainforest
• taiga
• tropical rainforest

Located in the far north (Arctic Circle)
frozen soil (permafrost)
low-lying shrubs 

• Taiga
• Tundra
• TDF
• Tropical Rainforest

Fertile soils
Middle U.S and Parts of Africa
Large herbivores
other names include savanna, prairie, plains

• desert
• TDF
• Taiga
• Grasslands

Southwestern United States
Africa between grasslands and forests
less than 25 cm (10 in) of rain
Species used to limited water

• desert
• grassland
• TDF
• Taiga

One Species benefits, and the other is NOT affected

• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism

Relationship in which both species benefit

• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism

The Wrasse fish feed on the parasites of the black sea bass' body

• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism

The pearl fish spends its day inside of the sea cucumber.  It comes out at night to hunt.  The pearl fish gets a place to stay, and the sea cucumber is not affected.

• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism