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7th Grade
A geographic area characterized by
certain types of plant and animal
communities.
Name the 3 main types of forest
biomes.
Biome
Temperate Decidious, Coniferous,
Tropical Rain
Out of the 3 main types of forest
biomes, which one receives the least
amount of precipitation?
The type of forest that develops
depends on what 2 things?
A tree that produces seeds in a cone.
Coniferous Forest
Temperature and Rainfall (or
precipitation)
Why do decidious trees lose their
leaves in the fall?
Name 3 herbivores that live in the
coniferous forest.
The tropical rain forest has more
_____________ _______________
than any other biome on the planet.
To conserve water for winter
Moose, Deer, Porcupines,
Chipmunks
Biological Diversity
If you counted the birds in the canopy
of a rain forest, you would find up to
how many species of birds?
Savannaʼs are inhabited by the most
abundant, diverse group of large
herbivores. Name 3 of them.
In a desert, what happens to most of
the water that falls to the ground?
1,400 Species
Elephants, Giraffes, zebras,
gazelles, widebeests
Chapter 20 Section 1
Conifers
It evaporates
This biome has an average yearly
This biome has an average yearly
rainfall of 30-50 cm, average
rainfall of 75-125 cm, summer temps
temperatures include 53.6 F in summer average 82.4 F, winter temps average
and -14 in winter.
42.8.
Tundra
Temperate Deciduous Forest
This biome has an average yearly
Why do Kangaroo Rats that live in the
rainfall of 10-30 inches, summer temps
desert, ever have to drink?
average 86 F, and 32 F in Winter.
Summer Temperature average is 100
F, 45 F for the winter. Average rainfall
is less than 25 cm.
Desert
Why are there very few trees in
temperate grasslands?
Temperate Grasslands
They recycle water from the foods
they eat.
Fires prevent the growth of most
plants and trees
What is the major feature of the arctic
tundra?
This word means, “to fall off”
Why is water plentiful in the Arctic
Tundra, even though they receive little
precipitation.
Permafrost
Has scattered clumps of trees.
Savanna
Deciduous
Permafrost doesnʼt allow water to
soak into the soil, providing ponds
and lakes and soggy ground
Only biome to have a Wet and Dry
Season.
This biome has woody shrubs beneath
the tree layer.
Savanna
Temperate Decidious Forest
Most nutrients are in the vegitation in
this biome.
The preferred living site for most
animals in the tropical rain forest.
Most animals are active only at night in
this biome.
Tropical Rain Forest
The Canopy
Desert
Coniferous Forests consist mainly of
this type of tree.
Praries, Steppes, and Pampas are all
what type of biomes?
Grasslands are found between
__________ and ____________.
Evergreen Trees
Grasslands
Forests and Deserts
The major type of vegitation in a
grassland biome.
A savanna will receive approximately
how much water during a Wet
Season?
What 2 things make the Savanna
Unique?
1. Wet and Dry Season
Grass
150 cm or 59 inches
Non-living factors that can influence
what lives in a biome.
Thes terrestrial biomes are found in the
far north or on top of mountains.
This type of biome is found on every
contiment.
Abiotic Factors
Tundras
Grassland
2. Large Diverse Group of
Herbivores