Biomes

Question 1

List three different types of aquatic habitats.

Answer 1

rivers/stresms
oceans
wetlands
marshes
tide pools
wetlands

Question 2

What is a riparian habitat?

Answer 2

The ribbon of green vegetation along rivers and streams

Question 3

What is the importance of the bosque in New Mexico?

Answer 3

Mountain/Aquatic/Forest/Desert
large diversity of habitats - biomes - ecosystems
doesn’t occur very often
70% of NM wildlife depends on our Bosque

Question 4

What are the characteristics of a mountain habitat?

Answer 4

less oxygen in the air
low temperatures
low humidity
high winds

Question 5

What are the characteristics of a rain forest habitat?

Answer 5

high temperatures
very high rainfall - precipitation
consistency of temperature is important
atmospheric humidity very high

Question 6

List the plant layers in a rainforest habitat.

Answer 6

Emergent Layer
Upper Canopy
Lower Canopy
Understory
Ground Layer

Question 7

Give an example of an animal that lives in a tropical rainforest, and describe
how it is adapted to its environment.

Answer 7

Macaw - bright colors adapted for canopy layer - blends with flowers of the canopy layer

Question 8

In what ways do temperate and tropical grasslands differ? Which type would
be found in the United States?

Answer 8

Tropical - largest in Africa, temperature high all year
Temperate - largest Eurasian (2000 miles), summers hot/winter severe, trees grow along water sources - deep roots

United States has Temperate grasslands

Question 9

How do fires dictate life in an African savanna?

Answer 9

critical
clears out old trees/shrubs - clears the bottom
re-establish nutrients in soil/enriches the soil

Question 10

True or False – grasslands are the most biologically diverse regions on earth.

Answer 10

False - the rainforest does

Question 11

Describe a desert habitat.

Answer 11

arid land with meager rainfall that supports only sparse vegetation and limited population of people and animals

Question 12

List some adaptations that desert animals have that enable them to survive in
a desert habitat.

Answer 12

Nocturnal and Diurnal - active in cooler time
small bodies
burrowing behaviors
limited water requirements or can conserve water well

Question 13

Describe the arctic tundra.

Answer 13

winters extremely cold and dark
permafrost
animal adaptations
harsh environment
summers short - rapid growth during summer