Land Biomes

A desert is very hot during the day and receives very little rain.

Which plants have an adaptation that would help them survive?

• plants with waxy coatings and needles rather than leaves

• plants with deep roots and large leaves

• plants with large leaves

• plants with soft stems and large leaves

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A biome is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT...

• human population size

• temperature

• precipitation

• plant and animal communities

Which biome is highlighted in the picture?

• Taiga

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Grasslands

• Tundra

The three-toed sloth is adapted to living in a hot, humid climate with lush vegetation and no seasons. What biome would you most liked find this organism?

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Tropical Rainforest

• Grasslands

• Taiga (Boreal Forest)

receives less than 10 inches of rainfall a year and has a hot dry climate.

• desert

• grassland

• taiga

• temperate deciduous forest

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receives less than 10 inches of rainfall a year and has a cold dry climate

• tundra

• desert

• rainforest

• taiga

Cold forest with mostly cone bearing trees (evergreen trees)

• tundra

• taiga

• temperate deciduous forest

• grassland

This biome is known for having trees that lose their leaves such as maple or birch trees.

• Tundra

• Taiga

• Deciduous Forest

• Grassland

This is the biome we live in

• Tundra

• Taiga

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Tropical Rainforest

If an animal was adapted to walking on snow what biome would they most likely live in.

• Grassland

• Taiga

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Rainforest

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