biomes

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 

• winter frost
• 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?

• Forest
• Tundra
• Desert
• Grassland

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Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?

• Tundra
• Desert
• Temperate Deciduous Forest
• Tropical Rainforest

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

• Tundra
• Rainforest
• Desert
• Pineforest

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Which of the following in an ecosystem is classified as BIOTIC?

• Rock
• Sand
• Wind
• Tree

Which of the following in an ecosystem is ABIOTIC?

• Sunlight
• Frog
• Scorpion
• Snake

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Which of these describes the rainforest?

• populated by squirrels, bears and pine trees
• relatively few trees
• generally close to the equator
• short, mild, dry summers

The rainforest has the greatest variety of different organisms that live there. In other words, the rainforest has the greatest ______.

• speciation
• biodiversity
• climate
• succession

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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.

We live in this biome....which incidentally is the only biome with 4 seasons

• tundra
• temperate deciduous forest
• grasslands
• desert

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