Chapter 6

Question 1

Biome

Answer 1

Regions that have distinctive climates and organisms

Question 2

Tundra

Answer 2

The broad band of coniferous forest located below the arctic circle

Question 3

Succulent

Answer 3

A plant with think fleshy stems

Question 4

Estivation

Answer 4

Sleeping through the dry season

Question 5

Savanna

Answer 5

Characterized by thin soil and short summers

Question 6

Taiga

Answer 6

Tropical and subtropical grasslands, wet summers and dry winters. Has coniferous plants, birds that migrate, and cold temperatures

Question 7

Understory

Answer 7

Includes trees and shrubs adapted to shade

Question 8

Latitude

Answer 8

the distance north or south from the equator

Question 9

Permafrost

Answer 9

Lay beneath the top soil in tundra

Question 10

Altitude

Answer 10

The height above sea level

Question 11

Tropical rainforests

Answer 11

Thin soil, high humidity, and high rainfall

Question 12

Canopy

Answer 12

The top layer in a rainforest

Question 13

What biome has the most specie diversity

Answer 13

Tropical rainforest

Question 14

Temperate grassland

Answer 14

Hot summer and cold winter, low to moderate rainfall, few trees and rich soil.

Question 15

What factors determine where plants grow

Answer 15

Biomes and longitude