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In a savanna you would likely see what
large herds of grazing animals, such as
kind of animals
rhinos, gazelles, and giraffes
Grasslands are threatened by what?
soil erosion because native grasses have
been damaged or destroyed by plowing
and overgrazing
What vegetation would you find in a
a forest biome dominated by coniferous
taiga?
trees, such as pine, fir, and spruce
The tropical rain forest has the greatest
they have specialized ways of surviving in
species diversity. How do all these
order to avoid competition
species survive in the same area?
Where do you find permafrost?
tundra
An area where most of the animals are
desert
nocturnal would be the ___.
What land structure would you find near mountain ranges
a desert?
Do grasslands have rich soil?
yes
Which biome is very fragile?
tundra
Biomes are described by their _____
vegetation
What is an adaptation for coniferous
they have leaves that retain water, due to
trees in the taiga?
their shape and waxy coating
What would be adaptations for plants in
plants in the understory have large flat
a tropical rain forest?
leaves that soak up scarce sunlight
Adaptations used by animals of the
they burrow underground to protect from
tundra.
the cold
As you travel from the North Pole
tundra, taiga, (temperate rain forest,
toward the equator you would see
grasslands, desert, temperate deciduous
which biomes in their correct order.
forest, chaparral), tropical rain forest,
savanna
Know the characteristics of temperate
high humidity, moderate temperature,
rain forest.
abundant mosses, ferns, lichens, and large
Know what latitude and altitude are?
evergreen trees
latitude- distance north and south of the
equator measured in degrees altitude- how
far above sea level
What are the main factors that
temperature and precipitation
determine what types of plants grow in
(climate)
a biome?
Biomes with high temperatures and
shorter and less dense vegetation
little precipitation tend to have what
kinds of vegetation?
What threatens the tropical rain forest?
deforestation and the trade of rain forest
plants and animals
When would desert animals search for
food?
night
Deforestation of the rain forest may
flooding
cause climate change which will affect
what other weather phenomenon?
Animals that burrow would most likely
desert
be found in what biome?
This biome is responsible for the
tropical rain forest
evolution of numerous highly
specialized animal species.
This biome has annual rainfall of less
desert
than 25 cm.
Biomes that can be found up to 30
tropical rain forest
degrees north or south of the equator
often are _____.
Tropical rain forest is being destroyed
lumber and agriculture
primarily for ____.
Vegetation is short trees, shrubs, and
water
grasses, in biome that have scarce
amounts of ___.
This biome receive 200-450 cm of rain
rain forest
per year.
Areas with greatest animal diversity
equator
would be located near the ___.
Animals such as bison and badgers live
where?
North American grasslands
What is the frozen layer of soil just
permafrost
beneath the surface?
Which biome is very sensitive to human
tundra
disturbance and has food chains that
are easily disrupted?
Many forest biomes are experiencing
deforestation
habitat destruction called ___________.
Plants and animals have ___ that allow
adaptations
them to live in that biome.
What is the common adaptation of
camouflage
animals living in the desert?
What layer of the tropical rain forest
receives that most sunlight?
upper canopy