Biome Check In with Video

What are the main characteristics of tropical rainforests?

• Cold and dry with little vegetation

• Warm and humid with high precipitation

• Mild winters and cool summers

• Low temperatures and high winds

Which of the following is a well-known tropical grassland?

• Great Smoky Mountains

• African Savannah

• Sahara Desert

• Amazon Rainforest

What type of vegetation is dominant in temperate forests?

• No vegetation

• Evergreen coniferous trees

• Trees that lose their leaves in fall

• Grasses with deep roots

Which biome is characterized by very low temperatures year-round and permafrost?

• Desert

• Tropical Rainforest

• Tundra

• Temperate Grassland

What is unique about the polar ice biome?

• It has dense vegetation

• It contains no vegetation

• It has mild winters

• It is warm all year round

Rainforest, Deciduous Forest & Tangia

• 3 Grassland Biomes

• 3 Desert Biomes

• 3 Blind Mice

• 3 Forest Biomes

Where in Africa are you most likely to find elephants, lions, and giraffes? 

• In the steppes
• In the mountains
• In the rain forest
• In the savanna 

large areas of similar ecosystems

• astrodomes

• food chain

• biomes

• food web

What is a biome?

• A large body of water

• Climate zones with similar life forms

• A type of mountain range

• A large community of plants and animals

What does "fauna" refer to?

• The animal life in a particular environment

• Specific to a particular place or people

• Separate from other countries

• The plant life in a particular environment