Holt Environmental Science Chapter 6 Biomes

What two biomes get the least amount of rain per year?

• Temperate Deciduous Forest and the Taiga

• Chapparal and Grasslands

• Tropical and Temperate grasslands

• The Desert and the Tundra

A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities

• desert

• ecology

• biome

• diversity

In which biome would you MOST LIKELY find this organism?

• savanna
• tropical rainforest
• temperate grassland
• tundra

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This occurs in the higher latitudes such as northern Canada or Russia. It has cold winters and cool summers with moderate to low precipitation, mostly evergreen trees and a variety of animals in the summer. Which biome is this?

• Grasslands

• Taiga

• Tundra

• Desert

What biome is this? 

• tropical rainforest
• desert
• tundra
• taiga

The climate in a Tropical Rainforest can be described as ..

• Cold, Wet and Humid
• Humid, dry and Hot
• Humid, wet and Hot
• Cold, Wet and unstable

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Which biome do we live in?

• Grasslands

• Taiga

• Rainforest

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

In which biome does an organism have to be able to conserve (save) water to survive? 

• Rainforest
• Taiga
• Desert
• Temperate Forest

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An organism has thick white fur, a bushy tail, and short ears. It often burrows holes and curls into a ball for warmth. For which environment is this organism most likely adapted?

• Grassland

• Arctic Tundra

• Coniferous Forest

• Desert

Many of the animals in the desert are _________ to avoid the extreme heat during the day.

• cacti
• chia
• water
• nocturnal