1.2 and 1.3 Terrestrial and Aquatic Biomes

Question 1

List the major terrestrial biomes

Answer 1

Taiga (boreal) forest, temperate rainforest, temperate seasonal forest, tropical rainforest, shrubland, temperate grassland, savanna, desert, and tundra

Question 2

Biome

Answer 2

contains characteristic communities of plants and animals that result from, and are adapted to, its climate

Question 3

List the marine biomes

Answer 3

oceans, coral reefs, marshland, and estuaries

Question 4

List the freshwater biomes

Answer 4

streams, rivers, ponds, and lakes

Question 5

List the marine biomes

Answer 5

ocean, coral reefs, marshland, and estuaries

Question 6

List the freshwater biomes

Answer 6

Streams, rivers, ponds, and lakes

Question 7

What are aquatic biomes characterized by?

Answer 7

Salinity, depth, and water flow

Question 8

What are terrestrial biomes characterized by?

Answer 8

plant growth forms, temperature, and precipitation