Biology - Biomes

Question 1

Tundra (3)

Answer 1

1. coldest temperature out of all biomes
2. not much precipitation (least)
3. permafrost (frozen soil under surface, treeless

Question 2

Boreal forest (2) + 2

Answer 2

1. little warmer than Tundra
2. dense evergreen, coniferous forest
   a) summer = short, wet
   b) winter = long, dry

Question 3

Temperate forest (2)

Answer 3

1. 4 well-defined seasons
2. Warmer than boreal forests

Question 4

Temperate woodland + shrubland (1) + 2

Answer 4

1. drier + less annual rainfall than temperate forests
   a) summer = hot dry
   b) winter = cool, wet

Question 5

Temperate grassland (2)

Answer 5

1. fertile soil –> supports thick cover of grasses
2. high risk of fires

Question 6

Desert (2)

Answer 6

1. Average evaporation > average precipitation
2. either really hot/really cold

Question 7

Tropical savannah (2)

Answer 7

1. less precipitation than other tropical biomes
2. grasses, scattered trees

Question 8

Tropical seasonal forest (3)

Answer 8

1. seasonal rainfall
2. is basically a tropical temperate forest
3. wet + dry seasons

Question 9

Tropical rainforest

Answer 9

1. has the warmest temp. of all biomes
2. most precipitation of all biomes
3. humid

Question 10

Which two locations are not biomes?

Answer 10

Mountains and polar regions