Different Biomes

Question 1

desert

Answer 1

A terrestrial biome characterized by very low precipitation

Question 2

Estuary

Answer 2

Area where freshwater stream merges with the Ocean

Question 3

Intertidal Zone

Answer 3

shallow zone of the ocean adjacent to land between the high and low tides

Question 4

savanna

Answer 4

a tropical grassland biome with scattered individual trees and large herbivores and maintained by occasional fires and drought

Question 5

temperate broadleaf forests

Answer 5

a biome located throughout midlatitude regions where there is sufficient moisture to support the growth of large, broadleaf deciduous trees

Question 6

Temperate Grassland

Answer 6

a terrestrial biome that exists at midlatitude regions and is dominated by grasses and forbs

Question 7

Tropical Dry Forest

Answer 7

a terrestrial biome characterized by relatively high temperatures and precipitation overall but with a pronounced dry season

Question 8

Tropical Rain Forest

Answer 8

a terrestrial biome characterized by relatively high temperatures year-round

Question 9

Arctic Tundra

Answer 9

terrestrial biome at the extreme limits of plant growth, specific to northernmost limits

Question 10

Wetland

Answer 10

a habitat inundated by water at least some of the time, supports plants adapted to water-saturated soil

Question 11

chaparral

Answer 11

a scrubland biome of dense, spiny evergreen shrubs found at midlatitudes along coasts where cold ocean currents circulate offshore; characterized by mild, rainy winters and long, hot, dry summers