Which biome, typical of Africa, is home to many grazing animals?

• Tropical Rain Forest
• Savanna
• Tundra
• Polar Region

 Plants in a tropical rainforest usually have

• Thick, fleshy stems
• Large Broad Leaves
• Long vertical roots
• Spiny or thorny skin

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 Which biome contains many low growing plants that stay close to the ground for warmth?

• desert
• taiga
• temperate Forest
• tundra

  Which statement is true of the climate of a desert?

• Sunset is expected at 8:07 PM
• The temperature dropped to 54 degrees last night
• The forecast calls for no rain in the next ten days
• The average rainfall is less than 6 inches per year

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  Cone-bearing trees (like pines, spruce and fir) grow best in areas where winters are long and cold.  Large mammals like moose, elk, and bear also live and thrive in these cold areas known collectively as the __________________ biome. 

• Temperate Grassland
• Desert
• Polar Region
• Taiga

  Cone-bearing trees (like pines, spruce and fir) grow best in areas where winters are long and cold.  Large mammals like moose, elk, and bear also live and thrive in these cold areas known collectively as the __________________ biome. 

• Temperate Grassland
• Desert
• Polar Region
• Taiga

  Earth is divided into large geographic regions or ________________ which are based on differences in climate.

• Habitats
• Ecosystems
• Biomes
• Niches

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  The two abiotic factors used to classify earth’s terrestrial biomes are________________________________________.

• plant and animal species present
• trophic levels and average temperature
• average yearly precipitation and temperature
• length of growing season and amount of rainfall

The two abiotic factors used to classify earth’s terrestrial biomes are________________________________________.

• plant and animal species present
• trophic levels and average temperature
• average yearly precipitation and temperature
• length of growing season and amount of rainfall

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 The desert and tundra are alike because they both have:

• extreme daily temperature changes
• large seasonal variation
• limited available water
• sandy soils

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