Foundations of Biology: Notes Set #21 Review

Biome with plants and grasses, but no trees.

• grassland

• savannah

• taiga

• tundra

Biome with many scattered shrubs, tall grasses and small trees.

• Savannah

• Grassland

• Desert

• Taiga

Biome with many different species of cacti and reptiles and very little rainfall.

• Desert

• Temperate Rainforest

• Tropical Rainforest

• Tundra

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Cold, dry biome where the soil stays frozen the entire year. Very little precipitation.

• savannah

• taiga

• tundra

• desert

A group of ecosystems with similar organisms and climates.

• desert

• deciduous

• canopy

• Biome

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Forest biome with many different trees, mosses and ferns; most trees lose and regrow their leaves each year.

• temperate rainforest

• biome

• savannah

• boreal

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Northern biome with many coniferous trees; very cold temperatures in the winter months.

• Taiga

• tundra

• desert

• temperate rain forest

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Type of forest biome near the equator; receives a lot of rain; temperatures are warm all year.

• desert

• tropical rain forest

• arctic

• temperate rain forest

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Type of tree that loses and regrows leaves each year.

• deciduous

• coniferous

• pine tree

• oak tree

Area of the forest that is formed by the leaves of tall trees

• canopy

• understory

• jungle

• roof

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3