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

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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.

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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

Regions of Earth that are defined by their climate and the unique plants & animals that live there

• biome
• ecosystem
• environment
• niche

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Which type of trees is found in a temperate forest?

• deciduous
• evergreen
• ginko
• palm

What are the key features of the Tundra?

• cold winter, thin acidic soil, evergreen trees
• treeless, permafrost, cold dark winters
• ong cool summers, short dark winters, migrating animals
• many evergreen trees, short moist summers, long snowy winters

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Taiga is a biome consisting of evergreen trees (conifers).  Where is taiga found?

• northern parts of Mexico
• midwestern states such as Kansas
• northeastern states such as Maine
• southwestern parts of Canada

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