LESSON: Biomes

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) Which of the following determines a biome? Select all that apply.

1) Plants, Precipitation, Temperature

) Which of the following biomes are forests? Select all that apply.

1) tropical rain forest, temperate deciduous forest, taiga, temperate rain forest

) Which of the following statements are true about animals' adaptations in the taiga?

1)They live underground, They have thick fur.

10) Plants in ________ biomes are adapted to survive long periods of time without water by storing _______ in their ________ , waxy stems.

Plants in ____Desert____ biomes are adapted to survive long periods of time without water by storing ___Water____ in their ___Thick_____ , waxy stems.

5) Which of the following statements is true about precipitation affecting plant growth in an area?

Larger plants require a larger amount of precipitation.

Label these biomes in order from greatest to least diversity. Fill in 1 to 3 (1 being the greatest)

3) temperate deciduous 2)foresttropical rain 1)foresttemperate rain fores

3) Another factor that characterizes biomes is altitude and latitude. _________ refers to how far north or south something is from the equator, while _________ refers to how high something is above sea level.

Another factor that characterizes biomes is altitude and latitude. ___Latitude___ refers to how far north or south something is from the equator, while ___ altitude__ refers to how high something is above sea level.

) A large area with a specific climate and certain types of plant and animal communities is a(n) __________.

Biome

4) Temperature, along with altitude and latitude, affects which plants grow in an area. Complete the statements below to support the idea. Certain plants are _________ to certain temperature zones.Altitude affects temperature because the _________the altitude, the _________ the temperature.Latitude also affects temperature because the ________ you are from the ________ , the colder it gets.

Certain plants are ____Adapted_____ to certain temperature zones.Altitude affects temperature because the ___HIgher______the altitude, the ____Colder_____ the temperature.Latitude also affects temperature because the ___Farther_____ you are from the ___equator____ , the colder it gets.

) The following biomes are grasslands and deserts except the _________.

Taiga

) Why do temperate deciduous forests have more diversity than temperate rain forests?

Temperate deciduous forests have more diversity because more sunlight is able to penetrate to the forest floor.


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