Land Biomes

Question 1

Biome

Answer 1

an area that shares a combination of average, yearly temperature and precipitation (climate)

Question 2

Tundra

Answer 2

• Climate: Cold, low precipitation.
• Plants: No trees, small shrubs, lichens, and mosses.
• Animals: Mosquitos, Reindeer, arctic fox, arctic hare.

Question 3

Taiga or Boreal Forest

Answer 3

• Climate: Cold, low precipitation.
• Plants: Coniferous evergreens that can withstand the cold.
• Animals: Moose, bear, and wolves.

Question 4

Temperate Rainforests

Answer 4

• Climate: Moderate temperatures and high precipitation. Usually, near oceans, summers are foggy, and winters are rainy.
• Plants: 12-month growing period and climate produce very large trees such as redwoods as well as ferns and mosses.
• Animals: Deer, elk, bear, squirrels, and raccoons.

Question 5

Temperate Seasonal Forests

Answer 5

• Climate: Warm summers and cold winters, over 40 inches of rain annually.
• Plants: Predominantly deciduous trees such as maple, oak, and hickory.
• Animals: Deer, bear, squirrels, and raccoons.

Question 6

Tropical Rainforests

Answer 6

• Climate: Warm and wet with little seasonal change.
• Plants: Distinctive layers of plant growth including a canopy, sub-canopy, and understory.
• Animals: More biodiversity than any other terrestrial biome with up to 60% of Earth’s terrestrial species.

Question 7

Temperate Grasslands

Answer 7

• Climate: Lowest precipitation of any temperate biome. Cold, harsh winters and hot, dry summers.
• Plants: Grass and small flowering plants. Plants must be able to withstand fires, frost, and grazing animals.
• Animals: Large herds of grazing animals, including bison and antelope.

Question 8

Savanna

Answer 8

• Climate: Warm with wet and dry seasons.
• Plants: Plants drop leaves in the dry season rather than the winter. Predominantly grasses with the concentration of deciduous trees depending on the amount of annual rain in that given area.
• Animals: Large grazing animals.

Question 9

Desert

Answer 9

• Climate: Hot temperatures and extremely dry.
• Plants: Limited vegetation, cacti, and succulents. Annual plants often grow rapidly after rain, reproduce and die. (This creates large flowering events 🌼🌻🌸)
• Animals: Drought-adapted animals, including reptiles, birds, and rodents.

Question 10

Estuaries

Answer 10

• One of the most productive biomes in the world.
• An area of the coast where freshwater and saltwater mix together.
• Considered a rookery or place where a lot of species, especially birds and fish, have their babies 🐟