5th Grade - SCIENCE - Chapter 6 TEST Flashcards

1
Q

True or false

Bogs can be either saltwater or freshwater

A

False

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2
Q

True or false

Then tundra receives more precipitation than any other biome.

A

False

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3
Q

Biomes are a general way to divide the ________ into sections.

A

biosphere

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4
Q

Wetlands are often classified as _____, swamps, or _____.

A

Wetlands are often classified as marshes, swamps or bogs.

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5
Q

True or false

Prairies have more trees than savannas do.

A

false

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6
Q

Taiga is another name for the coniferous ____.

A

coniferous forest

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7
Q

_______ is partially decayed decayed plant material that has piled up into dense layers.

A

Peat

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8
Q

True or false

Savannas are hot year round because they are close to the poles.

A

False

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9
Q

The largest marine biome.

A

ocean

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10
Q

Land that is almost always wet.

A

wetland

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11
Q

very dry biome; receives lass than 25 cm of rain each year.

A

desert

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12
Q

The largest land biome.

A

coniferous forest

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13
Q

The main vegetation is grass.

A

grassland

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14
Q

Has many trees that lose their leaves during the winter.

A

Deciduous forest

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15
Q

Known for its great biodiversity.

A

tropical rainforest

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16
Q

The coldest biome.

A

tundra

17
Q

A large area of earth in which plants and animals share a similar environment.

A

Biome

18
Q

The ____ consists of all the areas where life can exist and the organisms that live there.

A

biosphere

19
Q

A _____ has a humid, rainy climate.

A

tropical rainforest

20
Q

The usual weather of a region over a long period of time is its ____.

A

climate

21
Q

A _____ may have several biomes with different climates.

A

mountain

22
Q

Freshwater biomes include what 4 things.

A

rivers, lakes, ponds an streams.

23
Q

Most wetlands are _____.

A

marshes

24
Q

___ are temperate grasslands.

A

prairies

25
Q

Trees grow close together in the ____ layer of a tropical rainforest.

A

canopy

26
Q

_____ determines the types of plants and animals than can live in a land biome?

A

climate

27
Q

_____ causes the rivers to flow downhill to the ocean.

A

gravity

28
Q

What responsibility has God given to man concerning the earth?

A

God expects man to be a good steward over the earth and to use its resources wisely.