Biomes

The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.

• Coniferous Forests
• Deciduous Forests
• Deserts
• Tropical Rain Forests

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

• Hoarfrost
• Glaciation
• Permafrost
• Crystallization 

The kangaroo rat is able to get all of the water it needs through it's food and therefore, never needs to drink liquid. This animal has adapted to survive in which biome that rains less than 2 inches a year?

• Forest
• Tundra
• Desert
• Grassland

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Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?

• Tundra
• Tropical Rainforest
• Desert
• Pineforest

Which biome covers most of the land mass near the Earth's equator?

• tundra
• desert
• grassland
• tropical rainforest

The taiga:

• a cold, treeless, desert-like biome found near the North and South Poles
• found mostly in Africa
• a forest biome dominated by coniferous trees, such as pine, fir, and spruce
• a dry, rocky biome found in the central part of South America.

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Name the biome that has cold winters, warm summers, moderate seasonal precipitation, fertile soils and occasional wildfires.

• Tropical Dry Forest
• Tropical Grassland
• Temperate Grassland
• Temperate Woodland/Shrubland

Wakefield H.S. is located in which biome?

• Tropical Grassland
• Temperate Deciduous Forest
• Temperate Rainforest
• Temperate Grassland