Env Sci HMD Chapter 06 Section 3 Review Game

If you visited a savanna, you would likely see

• large herds of grazing animals
• a dense forest
• snow and ice
• a coastal ecosystem

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Grasslands, such as the prairies of North America

• are good for corn and wheat, but not soybeans
• are threatened by soil erosion from plowing and overgrazing
• support almost no animal life because the buffalo are gone
• receive 250 cm of rain per year

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Animals that live in the desert

• hibernate in winter
• are usually nocturnal
• usually have thin skin to easily absorb water
• include camels, moose, and various reptiles

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Deserts are

• covered with sand and contain no plant life
• found only in North America
• often formed on the dry side of mountain ranges
• never located in cooler climates

The tundra

• has a layer of soil that is permanently frozen
• is too cold to support insect life
• is resistant to environmental damage because it is frozen

Chaparral plants usually survive fires because

• they contain oils that act as natural fire extinguishers
• water is stored in their small, leathery leaves
• they can resprout from small parts of surviving plant tissue
• they have deep root systems that hold water during a fire

Which of the following adaptations are used by animals of the Arctic tundra?

• Rodents burrow underground for winter protection
• Deer and foxes use seasonal camouflage
• Geese and caribou migrate to avoid predators
• All of the other choices are right

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Which of the following are located around the Mediterranean Sea?

• tallgrass prairie
• savanna
• tundra
• chaparral (shrubland)

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Adaptations of desert animals that help them survive in the hot, dry desert often include

• searching for water at midday
• thin skin that readily absorbs water
• large, bulky size to retain body heat on cold nights
• searching for food at night

The deforestation of the rain forests may most likely lead to

• acid rain
• flooding
• smog
• lightning strikes

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