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Question 1 - 10
• The two alternate names of a coniferous
forest
Answer 1 – 10
• What are taiga and boreal?
Question 1 - 20
• The middle word of this biome’s name refers
to the annual dropping of tree leaves
Answer 1 – 20
• What is the temperate deciduous forest?
Question 1 - 30
• The general name of this category of biomes
means very few trees can survive there
Answer 1 – 30
• What are grasslands?
Question 1 - 40
• The name of this biome is often misspelled as
something sweet eaten after a meal
Answer 1 – 40
• What is a desert?
Question 1 - 50
• As indicated by part of its name, this biome
has more precipitation than any other land
biome.
Answer 1 – 50
• What is the tropical rain forest?
Question 2 - 10
• Usually the hottest and driest of all the land
biomes
Answer 2 – 10
• What is the desert?
Question 2 - 20
• Warm in summer, cold in winter, moderate
amount of rain makes this forest a peachy
place to live!
Answer 2 – 20
• What is the temperate deciduous forest?
Question 2 - 30
• Never really hot, so that the permafrost a few
feet below the surface never thaws from its
extremely cold winters
Answer 2 – 30
• What is the tundra?
Question 2 - 40
• Warm all year, with no real seasonal changes
Answer 2 – 40
• What is the tropical rain forest?
Question 2 - 50
• Extremely cold in winter, with summers warm
enough to support trees and a low amount of
precipitation
Answer 2 – 50
• What is the taiga? Or boreal or coniferous
forest
Question 3 - 10
• Animals that live here are often nocturnal or
have other adaptations to survive the hot dry
days
Answer 3 – 10
• What is the desert?
Question 3 - 20
• Because of the open land with much small
vegetation, many grazing animals live here.
Answer 3 – 20
• What is the grasslands? Or savannah or
temperate grasslands
Question 3 - 30
• Few animals stay active during the winter
here; most migrate, hibernate, or have
extremely thick fur
Answer 3 – 30
• What is the tundra?
Question 3 - 40
• Because of the layers of life here, some
animals may never leave the tree they were
born in, while others never see the sun on the
forest floor.
Answer 3 – 40
• What is the tropical rain forest?
Question 3 - 50
• Animals that live in this forest must be able to
adapt to cold winters with some days below
freezing, but also to hot summers.
Answer 3 – 50
• What is the temperate deciduous forest?
Question 4 - 10
• Plants that live here must be able to survive
on very little rainfall; plants are usually small
and have no leaves
Answer 4 – 10
• What is the desert?
Question 4 - 20
• Beautiful forests of fir, spruce, and other
needled trees live here.
Answer 4 – 20
• What is the taiga/boreal/coniferous forest?
Question 4 - 30
• Brightly colored flowers, trees whose
branches reach up toward the sun, and vines
growing on the forest floor are common in this
many-layered forest.
Answer 4 – 30
• What is the tropical rain forest?
Question 4 - 40
• Plants which live here usually live only a few
months out of the year, since the growing
season is very short.
Answer 4 – 40
• What is the tundra?
Question 4 - 50
• This biome is named after its main, low-water
plant.
Answer 4 – 50
• What are grasslands?
Question 5 - 10
• This biome is named for its location, which is
almost always close to the equator.
Answer 5 – 10
• What is the tropical rain forest?
Question 5 - 20
• This biome is found either near the poles or
on top of high mountains.
Answer 5 – 20
• What is the tundra?
Question 5 - 30
• Much of Canada is covered by this forest
biome.
Answer 5 – 30
• What is the taiga/coniferous forest/boreal?
Question 5 - 40
• Much of northern Africa is covered by a huge
example of this biome.
Answer 5 – 40
• What is the desert?
Question 5 - 50
• The midwestern United States grows lots of
wheat, rye, and other grains in this biome.
Answer 5 – 50
• What are grasslands?