Biomes

Estuaries are what biome?

• freshwater

• land biome

• marine biome

• cross between land and aquatic

Which biomes have a lot of large trees?

• prairies and savannas

• deserts and tundra

• deciduous forests, boreal forests, and rainforests

What is the major difference between a desert and the tundra?

• both are dry, but the tundra is cold and the desert is hot in day and cool at night

• the tundra is more dry

• both are dry, but the tundra is hot during the day and the desert is hot during the day and cool at night

If temperate means mild, where would you find a temperate grassland or temperate rainforest?

• near the poles

• close to the equator

• in the middle latitudes

What is a group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms?

• energy pyramid

• food web

• biome

• climate

What areas are not part of a biome?

• mountains and ice

• grasslands

• deserts

• tundras

The biome with coniferous trees

• tundra

• boreal/taiga

• deciduous forest

• grassland

Which biome is extremely cold and dry?

• deciduous forest

• tundra

• boreal forest

• grassland

Which biome receives less than 25 cm of precipitation a year so it is very dry?

• boreal forest

• deciduous forest

• desert

• grassland

Which biome do we live in?

• boreal forest

• temperate rainforest

• grassland

• deciduous forest