Terrestrial Biomes

What type of biome is pictured?

• temperate rainforest

• praire

• tundra

• desert

Earth's biomes are divided into _____ biomes and ______ biomes.

• east, west

• hot, cold

• terrestrial, aquatic

• north, south

What type of biome is pictured?

• grassland

• temperate rainforest

• tundra

• deciduous forest

The most biodiverse biome is:

• taiga

• tropical rainforest

• savanna

• desert

Abiotic factors: low precipitation, variable temperatures; soils rich in minerals but poor in organic material

Dominant plants: cacti and other succulents; creosote bush and other plants with short growth cycles

• temperate grassland

• tropical grassland

• tundra

• desert

The biome pictured is a:

• tundra

• temperate grassland

• desert

• temperate deciduous forest

The farther a biome is from the equator, the more we would expect it to be

• warmer & drier

• cooler & wetter

• cooler & drier

• warmer & wetter

The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...

• temperature and oxygen

• food and water

• water and sunlight

• precipitation and temperature

Abiotic factors: warm temps; seasonal rainfall; compact soil; frequent fires set by lightening

Dominant plants: tall, perennial grasses; sometimes drought-tolerant and fire resistant trees or shrubs

• praires

• temperate deserts

• chapparal

• savanna grasslands

The biome pictured is

• tropical savanna

• tropical forest

• boreal forest

• desert