Biomes

A biome is......

• Like a snowglobe that you shake and can see different types of animals.
• A large region of earth with a certain type of climate
• An area of earth only found in the United States.
• A community of living things.

Biomes with densely packed trees sometimes form a continuous green "roof" layer called a: 

• canopy
• ceiling
• green layer
• forest top

Which biome holds the greatest biodiversity?

• grassland
• tundra
• rainforest
• desert

The ability to conserve water is an important adaptation in which biome?

• Coniferous Forest
• Deciduous Forest
• Desert
• Tundra

Which biome features permanently frozen soil called permafrost?

• Coniferous Forest
• Deciduous Forest
• Desert
• Tundra

Which two biomes have the least precipitation?

• tropical rain forest and temperate grasslan
• savanna and tropical dry forest
• tundra and desert
• boreal forest and temperate woodland

The word that best describes the average conditions over time is?

• Climate
• Global average
• Weather
• Precip and Temp

Which biome is MOST LIKE the "desert" in terms of precipitation?

• tropical rainforest
• temperate deciduous forest
• tundra
• coniferous forest

Why doesn’t photosynthesis occur in deep ocean water?

• There is no sunlight.
• There are not enough nutrients. 
• The salinity level of the water is too high.
• The water temperature is too cold.

What are the key features of the Tundra?

• cold winter, thin acidic soil, evergreen trees
• treeless, permafrost, cold dark winters
• ong cool summers, short dark winters, migrating animals
• many evergreen trees, short moist summers, long snowy winters