Biomes

Question 1

Tropical Rainforest

Answer 1

Rainy or dry, near equator, no winter

Question 2

Temperate Rainforest

Answer 2

Eastern North America, Asia Europe, Winter

Question 3

Temperate Deciduous Forest

Answer 3

Four seasons, perennial herbs.

Question 4

Taiga

Answer 4

Winter and summer, not many species or plants

Question 5

Savanna

Answer 5

Grassland, not much rainfall,

Question 6

Temperate Grassland

Answer 6

More trees and shrubs, wildfires, less rain than tropical savannas

Question 7

Chaparral

Answer 7

vegetation consisting of tangled shrubs and thorny bushes.

Question 8

Desert

Answer 8

Little rain, hostile, lack of vegetation

Question 9

Tundra

Answer 9

Short growing seasons, cold, poor nutrients,

Question 10

Lakes and Ponds

Answer 10

Freshwater, biotic and abiotic factors

Question 11

Marsh and Swamps

Answer 11

Standing water, lots of plant species, highest species diversity

Question 12

Rivers

Answer 12

Flowing water, Springs, fish inhabitants

Question 13

Estuaries

Answer 13

Where the tide meets the stream

Question 14

Coral Reefs

Answer 14

a ridge of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of coral

Question 15

Open Ocean

Answer 15

sunlit top layer of the ocean

Question 16

Littoral Zone

Answer 16

near shore area where sunlight gets all the way to the sediment and allows aquatic plants to grow.

Question 17

Benthic Zone

Answer 17

the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean or a lake, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers

Question 18

Invasive Species

Answer 18

plants, animals, or pathogens that are non-native to the ecosystem

Question 19

Endangered Species

Answer 19

a species of animal or plant that is seriously at risk of extinction

Question 20

Mass Extinction

Answer 20

widespread and rapid decrease in the biodiversity on Earth.