Biomes/Ecology

a treeless biome that has permafrost

• Tundra
• Desert
• Taiga
• Deciduous

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

the trees in this biome are characterized by needle-like leaves that are called conifers

• Desert
• Taiga
• Tundra
• Grasslands

Tags

NGSS.4-LS1-1

Plants in this biome are adapted to poor soil, extreme temperatures and less than 25 centimeters of rainfall per year.

• Tundra
• Taiga
• Desert
• Grasslands

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

this biome has the largest diversity (largest number of different kinds) of plant and animal species

• Desert
• Tundra
• Deciduous Forest
• Tropical Rainforest

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Birds, beavers, fish, and insects live in this biome.

• Marine
• Freshwater
• Tundra
• Taiga

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

This biome includes three zones: intertidal, near-shore, and open ocean zone and includes living thins such as crabs, otters, and whales.

• Wetlands
• Marine
• Ocean
• Freshwater

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which type of trees is found in a temperate forest?

• deciduous
• evergreen
• ginko
• palm

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

Which biome contains large populations of grazing herbivores, few species of birds, and deep, rich soil?

• taiga
• tundra
• deciduous forest
• grassland

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

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