Biomes

Question 1

hot, moist biome found near earth’s equator. largest are found south america, africa and south east asia.

Answer 1

Tropical rainforest

Question 2

coniferous or broadleaf forest that receive a lot of rain

Answer 2

Temperate rainforest

Question 3

broadleaf forests dominated by trees that lose their leaves. found in warm summers and mild winters

Answer 3

Temperate deciduous forest

Question 4

swampy coniferous forest of high northern latitudes. between siberia and north america

Answer 4

Taiga

Question 5

grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions with few trees

Answer 5

Savannah

Question 6

grasslands that include tropical savannahs.

Answer 6

Temperate grassland

Question 7

vegetation consisting tangled shrubs and thorny bushes

Answer 7

Chaparral

Question 8

hot, semiarid, coastal, and cold areas that have low rainfall

Answer 8

Desert

Question 9

vast, flat, treeless arctic region. which subsoil is permanently frozen

Answer 9

Tundra

Question 10

standing, slow moving bodies of water

Answer 10

Lakes and Ponds

Question 11

shallow water where trees, grasses and reeds grow

Answer 11

Swamps and Marshes

Question 12

large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream

Answer 12

Rivers

Question 13

the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream

Answer 13

Estuaries

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Coral reefs

Question 15

water that is near the coast or on the continental shelf

Answer 15

Open ocean

Question 16

area where sunlight penetrates all the way to the sediment and allows aquatic plants to grow

Answer 16

Littoral zone

Question 17

the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean or a lake

Answer 17

Benthic zone

Question 18

non native to the ecosystem and causes harm to the ecosystem

Answer 18

Invasive species

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Endangered species

Question 20

elatively sudden, global decrease in the diversity of life forms

Answer 20

Mass extinction