Biomes

a geographic area characterized by specific types of plants and animals

• biosphere

• species

• population

• biome

biomes that primarily have varieties of grasses are called ________________ biomes

• grassland

• tundra

• rainforest

• desert

Two of the coldest biomes are the ________ and the taiga

• desert

• deciduous forest

• tundra

• coniferous forest

A biome that has a thick canopy of trees and plants is a ___________________ . Here, the amount of precipitation exceeds the amount of evaporation.

• grassland

• deciduous forest

• rainforest

• marine

______________ biomes are aquatic and include lakes and rivers. The organisms in these biomes are sensitive to even the smallest environmental changes.

• ocean

• freshwater

• rainforest

• desert

____________ forests have trees that produce cones.

• rainforest

• deciduous forest

• coniferous forest

• savanna

The _________ aquatic biome has varying salinity (salt levels) and temperature zones

• freshwater

• rainforest

• ocean

• desert

Lions can easily stalk their prey in the ________________ biomes because the vegetation is the same color as their fur, which serves as camouflage.

• tundra

• savanna

• rainforest

• coniferous forest

__________ biomes have little vegetation. The few plants that can survive here have shallow root systems that collect rain water as soon as it falls.

• taiga

• desert

• rainforest

• deciduous forest

___________ trees have thin needle-like leaves instead of broad leaves with a lot of surface area.

• coniferous

• deciduous