BIOMES

Question 1

ostrich, gerbil, hedgehog, mongoose, lizards, camels, salt tolerant plants (halophytes), olive trees, oasis

Answer 1

tropical desert

Question 2

scorpion, sidewinder rattlesnake, jackrabbit, roadrunner, coyote, Joshua tree, saguaro cactus, sagebrush, tumbleweeds, cottonwoods, xerophytes

Answer 2

temperate desert (middle latitude)

Question 3

polar bear, ptarmigan, arctic fox, lemmings, snowshoe hare, reindeer, mosses, lichens, miniaturized trees

Answer 3

tundra

Question 4

moose, elk, large deer, beaver, lynx, wolf, snowshoe hare, juncos, firs, spruces, pines, cedars

Answer 4

coniferous forst (taiga/boreal forest )

Question 5

lion, elephant, rhino, giraffe, gazelle, wildebeest, tall grasses, acacia trees, towering termite nests

Answer 5

savanna

Question 6

squirrels, fox, raccoon, cardinal, deer, black bear, oaks, maples, mosses, ferns

Answer 6

temperate deciduous forest

Question 7

buffalo, prairie dog, ferret, meadowlark, tall grasses, wide open prairie

Answer 7

temperate grasslands

Question 8

olympic elk, weasel , deer, mink, giant redwoods, douglas fir, bigleaf maple, hemlock, mosses, ferns

Answer 8

temperate rainforest (middle latitude)

Question 9

parrots, macaws, monkeys, tree snakes, beetles, orchids, bromeliads, ferns, mahogany trees, lots of hanging plants and vines, epiphytes

Answer 9

tropical rainforest

Question 10

jaguar, armadillo, parrots, coyote, magpies, anoles, land crabs, mango, papaya, agave trees that lose leaves during the dry season

Answer 10

tropical deciduous forest

Question 11

kangaroo rats, tortoise, horned lizard, quail, scrub jay, brush rabbit, fire resistant plants, mesquite, scrub oak, incense cedar

Answer 11

chaparral

Question 12

penguin, albatross, elephant seal, insects during brief summer, mosses, lichens, antarctic hair grass

Answer 12

permanent snow and ice