Science 1083, 4th Edition, 2nd Checkup

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sleeping

A few animals do not hibernate but spend winters ___________ in caves or underground dens.

continents

A grassland biome is located on all ___________ except Antarctica.

dry

A savanna has a ____________ season and a rainy season.

oasis

An ____________ is a small area in the desert where fresh water and green plants can be found.

grasslands

Animals living in _________ are grazers, or animals that eat grass.

seasons

Deciduous forests have a temperate climate, which means they have four distinct ____________.

leaves

Deciduous trees shed their ____________ each year in autumn.

cold

Deserts at higher altitudes are ____________ deserts.

steppes

Europe's temperate grasslands are called ________________.

hibernation

In true ______________ the chemical processes of the body slow down, the body temperature drops, and the animal becomes difficult to awaken.

temperate

Like deciduous forests, grasslands usually have a _____________ climate.

predators

Living in grasslands are _____________ that hunt and eat the grazers.

south

Many birds in deciduous forests do not migrate ____________ but remain in thick areas of the forests throughout the winter.

revivals

Prairie preachers on the American prairie traveled from settlement to settlement holding meetings and _____________.

sod

Settlers who settled on the Central Plains of the United States in the 1840s and 1850s built houses of __________.

desert

The ____________ biome is usually a very dry place.

camel

The _____________ is called the "ship of the desert," and God has designed its body to conserve water.

one-fifth

The desert biome covers about _____________ of Earth's surface.

altitude

The kind of vegetation in a particular desert depends on where on Earth and what ___________ it is located.

biome

The largest deciduous forests of the deciduous forest ____________ are located in the temperate climates of Europe, Asia, and eastern North America.

equator

The savanna is located in Africa near the ____________ and is hot or very warm all year long.

ears

To protect from blowing sand, camels have three sets of eyelids on each eye, and they have nostrils and __________ that can close.

cacti

_____________ are common plants in the desert areas of North and South America.

donkeys

______________ have been used as beasts of burden for a few thousand years.


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