Biome Types

One characteristic feature of the tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a permanently frozen subsoil. This characteristic is known as 

• Hoarfrost

• Glaciation

• Permafrost

• Crystallization 

Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?

• Tundra

• Desert

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Tropical Rainforest

Which would be considered a biotic factor in a biome?

• soil quality

• average rainfall

• types of grasses

• presence of ponds or lakes

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has permafrost

• taiga

• tundra

• TDF

• Desert

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greatest diversity of all the biomes

• savanna

• desert

• tropical rain forest

• TDF

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very dry and often very hot

• desert

• TDF

• taiga

• tundra

Which biome occurs in the United States and once contained huge herds of grazing herbivores?

• Boreal forest

• Temperate forest

• Grassland

• Savanna

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

This biome is found around the equator and is home to a large amount of biodiversity.

• Deserts

• Tropical Rain Forests

• Savannas

• Chaparral 

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Which biome creates 50% of the world's oxygen?

• Desert

• Marine

• Grasslands

• Tundra

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