Biomes

Question 1

tropical rain forest

Answer 1

stable high temperatures and humidity, heavy rainfall, tall trees with branches at top so little light hits floor, most diverse biome

Question 2

Savanna

Answer 2

grassland with scattered trees, high temp, little rain

Question 3

Temperate grasslands

Answer 3

receive less rain and has lower temp than savanna (and uneven seasonal occurrence of rain)

Question 4

Temperate deciduous forests

Answer 4

warm summer, cold winters, moderate rain, deciduous trees shed leaves in winter causing for rich soil, mammals hibernate, has Vertical Stratification

Question 5

Temperate coniferous

Answer 5

cold dry forests, evolved to conserve water (needle leaves that do not shed)

Question 6

Desert

Answer 6

hot and dry, most extreme temp fluctuations being hot during the day and cold at night, growth of plants is limited to short periods after rain, large adaptations to conserve water

Question 7

Taigas

Answer 7

conferous forests (trees with needle leaves), very cold long winters and percipitation in the form of snow

Question 8

Tundra

Answer 8

cold winters, top layer of soil thaws during summer but permafrost bottom layer always frozen, little rain, support minimal grass vegetation

Question 9

Chaparral

Answer 9

terrestrial biome along California coastline characterized by wet winters, dry summers, scattered vegetation

Question 10

Polar region

Answer 10

frozen with no vegetation or terrastrail animals

Question 11

Fresh water biomes

Answer 11

ponds, lakes, streams, and rivers. (Hypotonic to organisms affected by climate/weather variations)

Question 12

Two major divisions of marine biome?

Answer 12

+Benthic zone- lowest layer of body of water where light doesn’t penetrate including sediment and sub-surface layers.
+Pelagic zone- water is neither close to shore nor the very bottom

Question 13

5 layers of Pelagic zone of Marine biomes? Just try to remember first letters top to bottom, all names end with “pelagic”

Answer 13

Epipelagic- ONLY photic layer, surface layer, most ocean life
Mesopelagic- minimal oxygen
Bathypelagic- pitch black
Abyssalpelagic-cold, no eyes bc no light
Hadalpelagic- life exists in hydrothermal vents

Question 14

Vertical Stratification

Answer 14

Ex: Temperate Decidous forests. Plants and animals live on ground, low branches/treetops, hibernation

Question 15

Permafrost

Answer 15

The deep layer of soil in the Tundra that is permanently frozen