Biomes

A biome is a group of ecosystems with similar _______ and organisms.

• dessert

• grassland

• climate

• precipitation

Hot in daytime, cool or cold at night; very dry; organisms are adapted to extreme temperatures and dry conditions.

• Tropical Rain Forests

• Deciduous Forests

• Desert

• Tundra

• Grassland

Warm summers, cold winters; receives at least 50cm of precipitation per year; trees shed their leaves and grow new ones each year.

• Desert

• Grassland

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Deciduous Forest

• Boreal Forest

Warm, rainy summers; very cold winters with heavy snow; trees produce cones with seeds that are eaten by many animals.

• Desert

• Grassland

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Deciduous Forest

• Boreal Forest

Warm temperatures do not vary much throughout the year; very wet and humid; greater variety of species than any other biome.

• Desert

• Grassland

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Deciduous Forest

• Boreal Forest

Extremely cold winters, warmer summers; windy; very dry; no trees, only low-growing plants.

• Tropical Rain Forests

• Deciduous Forests

• Desert

• Tundra

• Grassland

Receives between 25 and 75 centimeters of rain each year; populated by grasses and many large herbivores.

• Tropical Rain Forests

• Deciduous Forests

• Desert

• Tundra

• Grassland

Tropical rain forests cover a small part of the planet, yet they contain more species of plants and animals than all other biomes combined.

• True

• False

Rain Forests are home to many of the largest animals on Earth.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The solution to the question is option number 2, which is "False". While rainforests are home to a diverse range of animal species, including some of the largest animals on Earth such as elephants and gorillas, not all of the largest animals on Earth live in rainforests. For example, whales and some species of bears are not found in rainforests. Therefore, the statement that rainforests are home to many of the largest animals on Earth is false. The correct answer is GRASSLANDS.

In a boreal forest biome, many trees shed their leaves and grow new ones each year.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The solution to the question is option number 2, which is False. Boreal forests are characterized by coniferous trees that have needles instead of leaves. These trees do not shed their needles every year, but instead, they retain them for several years before shedding them gradually. Therefore, the statement that many trees in a boreal forest biome shed their leaves and grow new ones each year is incorrect. The correct answer is DECIDUOUS FORESTS.