biomes

Question 1

hot, moist biome found near Earth’s equator

Answer 1

Tropical Rain forest

Question 2

woodland of a usually rather mild climatic area within the temperate zone that receives heavy rainfall, usually includes numerous kinds of trees, and is distinguished from a tropical rain forest especially by the presence of a dominant tree.

Answer 2

Temperate Rain forest

Question 3

forests that are dominated by trees that lose their leaves each year

Answer 3

Temperate Deciduous Forest

Question 4

sometimes swampy coniferous forest of high northern latitudes, especially that between the tundra and steppes of Siberia and North America

Answer 4

Taiga

Question 5

a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees

Answer 5

Savanna

Question 6

a division of a larger biome grouping of grasslands that includes tropical savannas

Answer 6

Temperate Grassland

Question 7

vegetation consisting chiefly of tangled shrubs and thorny bushes.

Answer 7

Chaparral

Question 8

a barren area of land where little precipitation occurs and consequently living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life

Answer 8

Desert

Question 9

a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen

Answer 9

Tundra

Question 10

water is deep enough that light does not penetrate to the bottom, and photosynthesis is limited to the top layer, the body of water is considered a
is a body of water shallow enough to support rooted plants

Answer 10

Lakes and Ponds

Question 11

is a place where the plants that make up the area covered in water are primarily woody plants or trees. Woody plants would be mangroves or cypress trees

Answer 11

Marsh and Swamps

Question 12

a 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

n deep water, the pelagic zone is sometimes called the

Answer 15

Open Ocean

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Littoral Zone

Question 17

is the ecological 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

As per Executive Order 13112 an “” is defined as a species that is: 1) non-native (or alien) to the ecosystem under consideration and. 2) whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health

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

is a relatively sudden, global decrease in the diversity of life forms

Answer 20

Mass Extinction