Biomes / Environments

Parts of the Amazon basin are warm and humid. The trees are so thick that little light reaches the ground. Parts of Arizona are very dry and hot. There are few plants that are able to survive. Which types of environments are these?

• Desert and mountain

• Mountain and rainforest

• Plain and mountain

• Rainforest and desert

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is a feature of all deserts?

• Very cold temperatures

• High humidity

• Very little precipitation

• High heat

Both swamps and marshes are wetlands. Swamps have trees. Marshes do not have trees. Which of the following do swamps and marshes have in common?

• High humidity

• Low temperature

• Low precipitation

• High winds

What biome is characterized by a very cold climate year-round?

• taiga

• tundra

• temperate deciduous forest

• desert

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which Biome am I describing; an area where plant growth is limited by low temperatures and a short growing season; usually found at high latitudes or high altitude

• Temperate rainforest

• Tundra

• Savanna

• swamp/ wetland

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which biome/environment am I describing; a grassy plain with scattered trees and shrubs

• Apline or Arctic Tundra

• Tropical rainforest

• Grassland/Savanna

• desert

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which Biome am I describing; an area that receives less than 25 cm rainfall per year

• Desert

• wetland/swamp/ marshes

• Tropical rainforest

• Tundra

Which Biome is this?

• Grassland or Savanna

• Desert

• Arctic Tundra

• Rainforest

Which Biome is this?

• Alpine Tundra

• Wetland/swamp

• Tropical rainforest

• desert

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Has clumps of trees and seasonal rains

• wetland/swamp

• forest

• grassland/savanna

• tundra

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4