Biomes

This biome's animals are characterized by huge herds and camouflage

• savanna (grassland)

• desert

• rainforest

• tundra

This biome is found near the Artic circle, and has permafrost and no trees.

• tundra

• taiga

• savanna

• rainforest

This biome's plants have large, flat leaves to capture small amounts of sunlight.

• savanna

• tundra

• rainforest

• deciduous

The plants of this biome have deep roots and thin, narrow blades to decrease water evaporation.

• grassland

• taiga

• rainforest

• desert

Which layer of the tropical rainforest blocks the majority of the sunlight?

• ground layer

• emergent layer

• understory

• canopy

What is the term for the non-living parts of the environment?

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

• elements

• fear factors

This biome has four clear seasons, with year round rainfall.

• temperate deciduous forest

• tundra

• boreal forest

• rainforest

Dry seasons and large trees can not grow here, mosses and lichens are present

• rainforest

• taiga

• grassland

• desert

this biome has animals with thick fur and feathers, blubber, and often white in color.

• rainforest

• taiga

• tundra

• elephants

this biome has the highest biodiversity, found along the equator, and has a year round temperature of 80 degrees

• tundra

• taiga

• grassland

• rainforest