Biomes

What is a biome?

• the type of soil in an area

• A large bubble in which animals can survive apocalyptic events

• a region of Earth where the climate determines the types of plants that live there.

• ALL of Earth's living things

Climate is....

• the non living parts of the ecosystem.

• the living parts of the ecosystem

• the weather on a day to day basis

• the long-term patterns of temperature and precipitation in a region.

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Which of the following is not one of the 6 land biomes?

• lake

• desert

• grasslands

• taiga

Which biome is covered in miles and miles of sand dunes?

• grasslands

• tundra

• desert

• deciduous forest

Which is the coldest biome?

• taiga

• desert

• ocean

• tundra

This type of grassland, the tropical grassland, is sometimes also called the..

• savannah

• taiga

• swamp

• river

Temperate grasslands such as the (a)   in North America have grass that dominates them.

What is the layer of permanently frozen ground below the top soil in the tundra called?

• iceland

• permafrost

• frosted flakes

• frost cover

Most of the worlds water comes from where?

• Nile

• Tundra

• The rainforest

• Savannah

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Many animals in the desert are ______, which means they usually only come out at night.

• nocturnal

• nighttime

• herbivores

• omnivores