Biomes

Question 1

Tropical Rainforest

Answer 1

is a biome type that occurs roughly within the latitudes 28 degrees north or south of the equator (in the equatorial zone between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn).

Question 2

Temperate Rainforest

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are coniferous or broadleaf forests that occur in the temperate zone and receive high rainfall.

Question 3

Temperate Deciduous Forest

Answer 3

are dominated by trees that lose their leaves each year. They are found in areas with warm, moist summers and mild winters.

Question 4

Taiga

Answer 4

also known as boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces and larches.

Question 5

Savanna

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is a hot, seasonally dry grassland with scattered trees. This environment is intermediate between a grassland and a forest.

Question 6

Temperate Grassland

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are a division of a larger biome grouping of grasslands that includes tropical savannas.

Question 7

Chaparral

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vegetation consisting chiefly of tangled shrubs and thorny bushes.

Question 8

Desert

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is a barren area of land where little precipitation occurs and consequently living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life.

Question 9

Tundra

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is type of biome where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons.

Question 10

Lakes and Ponds

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An inland body of standing water that is smaller than a lake. Natural ponds form in small depressions and are usually shallow enough to support rooted vegetation across most or all of their areas.

Question 11

Marsh and Swamps

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is a place where the plants that make up the area covered in water are primarily woody plants or trees.

Question 12

Rivers

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A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river.

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Estuaries

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are places where freshwater rivers and streams flow into the ocean, mixing with the seawater.

Question 14

Coral Reefs

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a ridge of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of coral.

Question 15

Open Ocean

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In deep water, the pelagic zone is sometimes called the open-ocean zone and can be contrasted with water that is near the coast or on the continental shelf.

Question 16

Littoral Zone

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is the near shore area where sunlight penetrates all the way to the sediment and allows aquatic plants (macrophytes) to grow.

Question 17

Benthic Zone

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is the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean or a lake, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers.

Question 18

Invasive Species

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as an organism (plant, animal, fungus, or bacterium) that is not native and has negative effects on our economy, our environment, or our health.

Question 19

Endangered Species

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a species of animal or plant that is seriously at risk of extinction.

Question 20

Mass Extinction

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is a relatively sudden, global decrease in the diversity of life forms.