Chapter 6 Test

A common adaptation of chaparral animals is …

• Adaptations

• Camouflage

• Hiding

• Grasslands

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What are the driest places on earth?

• Rainforest

• Tundra

• Grasslands

• Deserts

What has thick, scaly skin that prevents water loss?

• Insects

• Reptiles

• Amphibians

• Species

Which is the permanently frozen layer of soil or subsoil and can be found in the tundra regions?

• Frostbite

• O-Zone Layer

• Emergent Layer

• Permafrost

Are Summers or Winters short in the tundra, so only the top few centimeters of soil thaw ?

• Summers

• Winters

Where are Tundras located?

• Plains

• Artic/Antartic

• Deserts

• Woodland

Which are threats to temperate grasslands?

• Farming/Overgrazing

• Soil Erosion

• Erosion

• All of the above

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What determines the types of plants that will grow in that area with varying root depth and grass height?

• The amount of rainfall

• The season

• Deforestation

• Humans

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Put a check in the box beside each animal that is considered a grazing herbivore.

• Zebra

• Elephant

• Alligator

• Lion

In the Savanna _______________ help to restore nutrients to the soil during the dry season.

• Heat

• Deforestation

• Grass Fires

• Erosion

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