Biome Characteristics

What could Thomas conclude from the chart about plants that grow in the tundra?

• Tundra climate has a long growing season and a

  variety of plants.

• Tundra plants must adapt to drought and cold.

• Tundra soil is rich in nutrients that help plants

  grow.

• Tundra plants benefit from the fast process of

  decomposition.

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Robert's father works for a logging company in Tacoma, Washington. Washington has temperate forests that are an important part of the states economy. Robert made the chart below of the characteristics of a temperate forests for his science class. What can be inferred from Robert's chart about the plant and animal life in temperate forests?

• The temperature and precipitation levels remain unchanged throughout the seasons.

• Plants and animals have adaptations that allow them to withstand seasonal changes.

• Trees keep their leaves year-round and get plenty of sunlight.

• Animals remain active all through the year.

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The pictures show close-up views of a fir tree and a cactus. Both trees have adapted to their environments. The fir tree stores water in its needles so that it can survive winter, when most available water is frozen. The cactus stores water in its stem so that it can survive seasonal droughts, when little water is available. In which biomes can the fir tree and the cactus most likely be found?

• The fir tree is in the rain forest biome,

  and the cactus is in the taiga biome.

• The fir tree is in the tundra biome,

  and the cactus is in the rain forest

  biome.

• The fir tree is in the coniferous forest

  biome, and the cactus is in the

  desert biome

• The fir tree is in the grassland biome,

  and the cactus is in the coniferous

  forest biome

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Which land biome has more species than all the

other biomes combined?

• Tropical rainforest

• Desert

• Temperate Forest

• Savannah

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Which biome indicated here has cold winters, mild summers and moderate precipitation?

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This is a picture of a ​ ​​ (a)  

• Tundra

• Taiga

• temperate forest

• savanna

• Chaparral

• Freshwater

• tropical forest

• desert

This is a picture of a ​ ​​ (a)  

• Tundra

• Taiga

• temperate forest

• chaparral

• savanna

• temperate grassland

• Marine

• desert

This is a picture of a ​ ​​ ​ (a)  

• taiga

• chaparral

• savanna

• tundra

• freshwater

• tropical forest

• desert

• marine

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Match the following

• grasslands

• wettest biome

• tropical rain forest

• located just below the arctic circle

• taiga

• located between 30 degree and 60 degree latitude

• tundra

• driest biome

• desert

• coldest biome

Which biome indicated here has cold winters, warm summers and year-round precipitation?

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