science final chapter: 6

animals that live in the desert

are usually nocturnal

animals such as pronghorn antelope, bison, and badgers dot the landscape. where are these animals located?

The North American prairie

which of the following statements is not correct?

The tundra is a fragile biome because conditions are severe, and the ecosystem is easily disrupted.

giraffe and rhinos

savanna

Adaptations of desert animals that help them survive in the hot, dry desert often include

searching for food at night

you are walking through a forest that gets large amounts of rain, has high humidity, and has moderate temperatures year round. where might you be located

the pacific northwest

the ____________ layer of a tropical rain forest recevies the most sunlight

emergent

a forest with the greastest species diversity would be located near the

equator

If you visited a savanna, you would likely see?

large herds of grazing animals, such as rhinos, gazelles, and giraffes.

the distance north or south of the equator, as measured in degrees, is called

longitude

taiga is

a dry, rocky biome found in the central part of south American

the deforestion of the rain forest may cause climate changes which, in turn, may affect

acid precipitation

a forest receives relatively little rainfall and has acidic soil would be located near the

acrtic circle

plants in a particular biome have _____________ that help them to survive in that biome.

adaptions

tropical rain forests are being primarily by logging for lumber and to create open land for

agulture

Grassland, such as the prairies of North America

are threatened by soil erosion because native grasses have been damaged or destroyed by plowing and overgrazing

Most of the animals in the tropical rain forest live in the ________ layer, where fruits and flowers are abundant.

canopy

Mediterranean climate

chaparral

which of the following is located primarily in coastal areas that have Mediterranean-style climates with warm, dry summers and mild, wet winter?

chaparral

which of the following is located primarily in coastal areas with Mediterranean climates?

chaparral

tropical rain forest are threatened by

deforestation and the trade of rain forest plants and animals

a ___________biome has an annual rainfall of less than 25 cm.

desert

animals that burrow would most likely be found in a grassland

desert

less than 25 cm rain per year

desert

which of the following would you expect to see in the emergent layer of a tropical rain forest?

eagles, bats, and snakes

many forest biomes are experiencing _______________ destruction, when land inhabited by an organisms is destroyed or altered.

habitat

deserts are

often formed on the dry side of mountain ranges

In the tundra, the forzen layer of soil just beneath the surface is called the

permafost

animals such as proghorn, bison, and badges live on the North American

prairie

which of the following receives about 25 cm cm of rain per year?

shortgrass prairies

which of the following best describes a tropical rain forest?

species of animals with specialized ways of surviving in order to avoid competition

during harsh winters, animals of the _________ have adaptions such as the ability the change color to avoid predators.

taiga

most fertile soil

temperate grassland

the climate of a biome is determined mostly by average_____________ and precipitation.

temperature

Permafost can be found in which of the following?

tundra

Permafrost soil layer

tundra

due to extreme temperature conditions and simple, easily disrupted food chains, the ____________ is very sensitive to human distrubance

tundra

which of the following biomes has been affected by human activity?

tundra, chaparral, temperate grasslands

As you travel from the North pole toward the equator, you would expect to see

tundra, then grasslands, then tropical rain forest

Biome are classified and often named according to their ______________, which determines which other organisms that can live there.

vegetation