Science 1083, 4th Edition, 2nd Checkup
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.