biomes

Which biome consists of very low precipitation and can be hot or cold? 

• savanna

• tropical rainforest

• tundra

• desert

Which biome consists of long bitter winters, cool summers, and diverse coniferous trees?

• Taiga

• Tundra

• Temperate forest

• Grassland

Which biome consists of grasses, shrubs, cold temperatures, and the permafrost?

• Taiga

• Tundra

• Temperate forest

• Temperate grasslands

Which biome is warm year-round, receives LOTS of rain, and is rich in. biodiversity?

• Temperate forest

• Temperate grassland

• Boreal Forest

• Tropical rainforest

What is the MAIN abiotic factor that determines a biome?

• Soil

• Amount of water

• Climate

• Solar Energy

Temperatures _______ as you get closer to the Equator.

• Increase

• Decrease

• Stay the same

water without salt

• Taiga
• rainforest
• marine
• freshwater

warm all year; wet and dry seasons small-moderate amount of precipitation

• Grasslands
• wetland
• rainforest
• coniferous forest

permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground

• Tundra
• Taiga
• Permafrost
• Climograph

Biome in which the winters are cold but summers are mild enough to allow the ground to thaw

• marine
• Biome
• rainforest
• Taiga