Vegetation Types

A biome is defined as

• a region in which the environment, plants, and animal life are suited to one another
• a forest including both deciduous and coniferous trees
• a huge tropical grassland
• a layer of soil that remains permanently frozen

Which biome is found around the equator where it is warm all year long?

• tundra

• tropical rain forest

• grassland

• coniferous forest (taiga)

Which biome has conifer trees or evergreens? These trees have needles that are coated in a waxy substance and drop cones.

• deciduous forest

• desert

• coniferous forest (taiga)

• tropical rain forest

Trees that shed their leaves during one season are called...

• deciduous

• coniferous

• permafrost

• savanna

Trees with seeds protected by cones

• coniferous

• deciduous

• savanna

• tundra

Very little sun reaches this part of the rainforest.

• equal
• earth
• floor
• carnivorous 

Tropical Rainforests can be found in the _______________ biome.

• Temperate Maritime
• Tropical Grassland
• Tropical Equatorial
• Tundra

The main rainforests are found in the following areas:

• South America, Africa, South East Asia
• South America, North America, Africa
• South America, Africa, North East Asia
• Europe, North America, Australia

The name of the biggest rainforest is _________

• The Amazon
• The Congo
• The Daintree
• The Amazing

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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