Rewards Lesson 15 Comprehension Questions

Section #1: What are three climate properties that differ from biome to biome?

Section #1: The author finds a biome as "a large ecosystem with characteristic organisms and nonliving factors throughout" would you expect to find the same plants and animals in all biomes? Why or why not?

Section #1:

How might differences in the amount of sunlight, range of temperature, and the amount of precipitation affect a biome?

Section #2: how would the climate of the tundra be characterized?

Section #2: What is the major type of precipitation in the tundra?

Section #2: What is the permafrost?

Section #2: Why do trees not grow in the tundra?

Section #2: Why does the tundra have very limited plant life?

Section #3: How would the climate of the taiga be characterized?

Section #3: What is the major type of precipitation in the taiga?