Biomes

This biome has hot summers, cold winters, diverse grasses, trees, and shrubs, and is common in central US.

• taiga

• shrubland

• temperate forest

• tundra

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

The desert receives about as much rainfall as the

• tundra

• tropical forest

• grassland

• taiga

Which of the following is true of the taiga but NOT the tundra?

• The tundra has many species of reptiles.

• Elk and caribou often migrate to the tundra at different times of the year.

• It is often called the coniferous forest because of the conical trees there.

• The subsoil is referred to as permafrost because it is frozen solid all year.

A large area where different plants and animals live is called a _______?

• school
• biome
• Habitat

• Niche

Which land biome do we live in?

• Grassland

• Tundra

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Taiga

Which land biome is the coldest in temperature without any trees?

• Taiga

• Grassland

• Tundra

• Deciduous Forest