Biomes

Cone-bearing trees (like pines, spruce and fir) grow best in areas where winters are long and cold. Large mammals like moose, elk, and bear also live and thrive in these cold areas known collectively as the ________________ biome.

• Taiga

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Temperate Grasslands

• Savanna

Trees whose leaves change color and fall off in the fall to conserve water grow best in areas where winters are short and mild. Small to large mammals like squirrels, rabbits, foxes and deer also live and thrive in these ecosystems known collectively as the ________________ biome.

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Taiga

• Temperate Grasslands

• Savanna

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

The greatest biodiversity on earth is found in the ____ biome.

• Desert

• Temperate Deciduous Forrest

• Savanna

• Tropical Rainforest

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

This biome exist where the saltwater meets the freshwater so its salinity level is constantly changing.

• Marsh

• Swamp

• Estuary

• Bog

What is the frozen sublayer of soil that can be found all year long in the tundra called?

• Permafrost

• Hardground

• Deadsoil

• Frozenlikearock dirt

What kind of adaptations would you expect of plants that can grow in the hard frozen ground of the tundra?

• plants with large leaves that cover the ground over their roots to prevent evaporation that would dry the soil

• small and grow in clumps for protection from the wind and cold

• large trees with deep roots in order to gain nutrients from the subsoil

• plants whose roots crawl along the surface of the ground so that they may absorb sunlight

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

This biome has the greatest biodiversity but very poor soil. It rains so much here that the topsoil is very thin and cannot support the roots of plants whose roots are not very deep. Most other plants live in trees or grow out of fallen trees.

• Desert

• Savanna

• Tropical Rainforest

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Why should you expect broad leaves on plants that grow on the floor of a forest?

• Larger area to store food

• Larger area to store water

• Larger surface area to catch sunlight

• Provides more space to shelter insects

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which of the words below DOES NOT describe a trophic role?

• scavenger

• herbivore

• carnivore

• omnivore

Which of the phrases below DOES NOT describe a trophic LEVEL?

• primary consumer

• secondary consumer

• apex predator

• prey