Terrestrial Biomes

Biomes with densely packed trees sometimes form a continuous green "roof" layer called a: 

• canopy
• ceiling
• green layer
• forest top

Name the biome:
Trees lose their leaves in Autumn, average rain 30-50 in., average temp. 43-83F.

• Temperate Grassland
• Temperate Deciduous Forest
• Tropical Rain Forest
• Coniferous Forest

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Most of the adjoining United States of America is located in which three biomes?

• tundra, savanna, desert
• tropical rainforest, taiga, temperate forest
• grassland, deciduous forest, desert
• prairie, tropical rain forest, desert

Which biome holds the greatest biodiversity?

• grassland
• tundra
• rainforest
• desert

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The trees in this biome shed their leaves and grow new ones each year:

• temperate deciduous forest
• grasslands
• deserts
• tundra

The _________ biome is a cold, dry, treeless region.

• rainforest
• tundra
• grassland
• desert

Caribou feed on shrubs and mosses; hooves help them move through heavy snow. In which biome can they be found?

• rainforest
• deciduous forest
• tundra
• desert

Maple trees shed their leaves in autumn. Which biome has this type of tree?

• tundra
• desert
• deciduous forest
• tropical rainforest

Which biome has an average rainfall of less than 10 inches and has hot days and cool nights?

• savanna
• desert
• chaparral
• tundra

Tundra, taiga, and desert are all examples of a: 

• habitat
• community
• biome
• population