Biomes Test Flashcards

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Temperate deciduous forest

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Leafy forest that has animals that eat leaves, seeds, nuts, and insects

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Biome

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Large area, characterized by climate, plants, and animals that live in it

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Coniferous forest

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Evergreen trees

Animals may need to huber ate to survive

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Tropical rain forest

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Highest biodiversity

Not and humid

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Temperate grassland

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Little to no trees

Seed and grass eating animals

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Savanna

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Grassland with clumps of trees

Seasonal rains

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6
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Desert

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Hot and dry

Receives less than 25 cm of rain per year

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Tundra

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Two types
-polar
At the poles
-alpine
Top of mountains
Both contain layers of permafrost
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Abiotic factors in ponds and lakes

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  • water temp
  • water depth
  • amount of sunlight
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Plankton

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Tiny organisms that float near the surface of water

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A ocean zones

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- oceanic zone
Deep water with sharks and whales
- benthic zone
Gets no sunlight
Crabs adapt to the dark water
- neritic zone
Lots of sunlight
Warm
Sea turtles and dolphins
- intertidal zone
Animals must adapt to crashing waves
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Coral reef

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Warm, shallow areas in neritic zone

Provides homes for animals and plants

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Estuary

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Fresh water flows into the ocean

Plants and animals have to adapt to changing salt concentration

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13
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Polar ice

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Icy waters and rich in nutrients

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14
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Freshwater

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Flows from melting snow or springs in the mountains

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Tributary

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When a small stream flows into a larger stream

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Lake zones

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Littoral zone
- edge of pond, where plants grow
Open water zone
- surface of water, receives sunlight
Deep water zone
- bottom of lake or pond, no sunlight
17
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Types of pollution

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Garbage, hazardous waste, noise, chemicals,nuclear waste, gas

18
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3 environmental solutions

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Reduce, reuse, and recycle

19
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The grassland has few trees. The tundra has no trees at all.what conditions cause the similarity?

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Grassland receives little to no rain
Tundra has permafrost and roots can’t grow throughout there ice
Both have poor soil

20
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Deforestation

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Clearing of forest trees
Ruins habitats and resources if organisms
Decreases biodiversity