LESSON: Biomes
) 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.