Biomes

What can you infer about animals that live in the desert?

• Most of them are quite large.

• Most of them are warm-blooded.

• Most are unable to withstand temperatures below 90 degrees Fahrenheit.

• Most can survive on very little water.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which of the following are ways animals have adapted to the harsh winters of the taiga? (¿Cuáles de las siguientes son formas en que los animales se han adaptado a los duros inviernos de la taiga?)

• They have think coats of fur

  (Tienen pieles de pieles)

• They hibernate

  (Ellos hibernan)

• The migrate to other areas

  (La migran a otras áreas)

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Trees in the taiga:

• Turn bright colors in the fall

  (Cambia los colores brillantes en el otoño)

• Don't grow very tall

  (No crezcas muy alto)

• Don't lose their leaves (needles) in the winter

  (No pierdas sus hojas (agujas) en invierno)

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A muskeg can also be called a bog or a swampy area.

(Un muskeg también se puede llamar pantano o zona pantanosa.)

• True

  (Cierto)

• False

  (Falso)

At which latitude would you be most likely to find a savanna?

• A 45 degrees south latitude

• B 15 degrees north latitude

• C 60 degrees south latitude

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How is the grass on the savanna different from the grass on your school's front lawn?

• Savanna grass is much greener

• Savanna grass is much higher

• Savanna grass lives much longer

What do savannas and rainforests have in common?

• They are both home to very large apes

• They can be found in Australia

• They are both located in tropical regions

What is one major effect of wildfires on the savanna?

• A lack of wildlife

• A lack of grass

• A lack of trees

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

large areas of similar ecosystems

• astrodomes

• food chain

• biomes

• food web

Which of the following biomes is characterized by the presence of permafrost?

• Tundra

• Desert

• Savanna

• Rainforest