Earth's Biomes

Which Biome has permafrost?

• Temperate Forest
• Rainforest
• Taiga
• Tundra

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

• glaciation
• permafrost
• crystallization
• soilfrost

a biome where grasses are the main plant life

• grasslands

• tundra

• dessert

• rainforest

Where are water lilies found?

• ponds and lakes

• wetlands

• ocean

• river

What is permafrost?

• frozen soil

• top layer of all soil

• a location where it snows

• a dry area

How do you classify a biome?

• based on the climate and the plants and animals in it

• location

• weather

• rainfall amount

What do you call a dry region with thick, brush-like vegetation?

• dessert

• tundra

• deciduous forest

• rainforest

A type of grassland that is warm all year long.  The soil is not as fertile as other grasslands.

• savanna
• taiga
• semidesert
• tundra

The typical weather pattern in an area over a long period of time is called

• Climate

• Precipitation

• The water cycle

• Weather

The TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS are found in warm regions close to the

• South Poles

• Equator

• North Pole

• Tropic of Cancer