Font size
WorksheetsBiomes key terms
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
An area populated by grasses and other non-woody plants, most get 25 to 75 centimeters of rain each year
tundra
canopy
grassland
desert
A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
permafrost
understory
tundra
biome
A layer of shorter plants that grow in the shade of a forest canopy.
(a)
A tree that sheds its leaves and grows new ones each year.
deciduous tree
coniferous tree
An extremely cold, dry biome.
savanna
desert
tundra
grassland
An area that receives less that 25 centimeters of precipitation per year.
savanna
tundra
desert
boreal forest
A grassland close to the equator that receives as much as 120 centimeters of rain per year.
desert
savanna
deciduous forest
coniferous forest
A leafy roof formed by the tall trees in a forest.
canopy
understory
forest floor
shrub layer
Soil that is frozen all year.
crust
permafrost
alpine
A tree that produces its seeds in cones and that has needle-shaped leaves
Eucolyptus
palm
coniferous tree
deciduous tree
