Biomes

Question 1

Large group of tropical trees, with major amount of rainfall, and poisonous animals

Answer 1

Tropical rainforest

Question 2

Carniforous or broad leafed forests that occur in temperate places and receive large amounts of rainfall

Answer 2

Temperate rainforest

Question 3

The kinds of forests we have here at home

Answer 3

Temperate deciduous forest

Question 4

Sometimes swampy carniferous forest found in places with high northern latitude

Answer 4

Taiga

Question 5

Dry rolling planes, with little plant life

Answer 5

Savanna

Question 6

Hot summers and cold winters, has different types of animals and plant life

Answer 6

Temperate grassland

Question 7

Vegetation mostly consisting of tangled shrubs and thorny bushes

Answer 7

Chaparral

Question 8

Barren area of land where little precipitation occurs, and living conditions are hostile

Answer 8

Desert

Question 9

Tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons

Answer 9

Tundra

Question 10

Disconnected from other bodies of water, so not all types of animals and plants can thrive there. Water sits still

Answer 10

Lakes and Ponds

Question 11

Mostly adapted to moist humid conditions, water usually is disconnected from other sources, animals that live here are adapted to muddy non-moving water

Answer 11

Marsh and Swamps

Question 12

Moving bodies of water that contain fish and other animals that can swim, found all over the place

Answer 12

Rivers

Question 13

partially enclosed body of water formed where freshwater from rivers and streams flows into the ocean

Answer 13

Estuaries

Question 14

located within the ocean but is separate from the ocean biome. It is located in a shallow, clear portion of the ocean in mostly tropical areas. Contain tropical fish and plants.

Answer 14

Coral Reefs

Question 15

Largest of all the biomes and contains many different ecosystems and animals. Found in every ocean

Answer 15

Open Ocean

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Littoral Zone

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Benthic ZOne

Question 18

Non native species that could potentially overpower the native animals/plants in an area

Answer 18

Invasive Species

Question 19

Species that have a very fast descending population

Answer 19

Endangered Species

Question 20

sudden, global decrease in the diversity of life forms.

Answer 20

Mass Extinction