World Biomes

Distinguishing difference between the Taiga and the Tundra.

• More precipitation in the Tundra than Taiga.

• More biodiversity in the Taiga than the Tundra.

• Lack of trees in the Tundra than the Taiga.

• More grasses in the Tundra than the Taiga.

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What is permanently frozen soil called?

• Permasoil

• Permafrost

• Frozen Soil

• Natural concrete

What continent is the Sahara desert located?

• Northern America

• South America

• North Africa

• Australia

What best describes the succulent plants?

• Large root systems

• Store water in stems and leaves.

• Have thorns and lack leaves.

• Large broad leaves.

Temperate deciduous forest are found . . .

• between the tropics and the cold land around the poles

• near the equator

• between the equator and North America

• between Antarctica and Africa

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Temperate deciduous forest climate is best described as having four distinct seasons with regular precipitation.

• True

• False

Animals of the temperate grasslands include

• deer, coyote, owls

• wildabeast, gazelle, meerkats

• rhinos, lion, giraffe

• prairie dogs, rabbit, fox, bison

Burning of the prairie is good for . . .

• Clearing ecosystems for new ecosystems to thrive.

• Wiping out the old and replacing it with the new.

• putting nutrition back into the soil for the grasses to be healthier.

• clearing trees and bushes for more grasses to grow.

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Predators of the savanna use this as camouflage.

• Tall grasses.

• Open plains.

• Acacia trees.

• They have no camouflage.

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Which biome is home to the giraffe, lion, and elephant?

• Tundra

• Deciduous Forest

• Taiga

• Savannah Grasslands