Biomes

Found near the equator

• Desert
• Grassland
• Rainforest
• Tundra

Found on all continents except Antarctica

• Desert
• Grassland
• Rainforest
• Taiga

The hottest biome

• Desert
• Grassland
• Rainforest
• Taiga

The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.

• Coniferous Forests
• Deciduous Forests
• Deserts
• Tropical Rain Forests

One characteristic feature of the tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a permanently frozen subsoil. This characteristic is known as 

• Hoarfrost
• Glaciation
• Permafrost
• Crystallization 

The kangaroo rat is able to get all of the water it needs through it's food and therefore, never needs to drink liquid. This animal has adapted to survive in which biome that rains less than 2 inches a year?

• Forest
• Tundra
• Desert
• Grassland

Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?

• Tundra
• Tropical Rainforest
• Desert
• Pineforest

Regions of Earth that are defined by their climate and the unique plants & animals that live there

• biome
• ecosystem
• environment
• niche

What are the key features of the Tundra?

• cold winter, thin acidic soil, evergreen trees
• treeless, permafrost, cold dark winters
• ong cool summers, short dark winters, migrating animals
• many evergreen trees, short moist summers, long snowy winters

Which type of trees is found in a temperate forest?

• deciduous
• evergreen
• ginko
• palm