Biomes Unit

Question 1

biome type that occurs roughly within the latitudes 28 degrees north or south of the equator

Answer 1

Tropical rainforest

Question 2

woodland of a usually rather mild climatic area within the temperate zone that receives heavy rainfall, usually includes numerous kinds of trees

Answer 2

Temperate rainforest

Question 3

dominated by trees that lose their leaves each year. They are found in areas with warm, moist summers and mild winters.

Answer 3

Temperate Deciduous Forest

Question 4

swampy coniferous forest of high northern latitudes

Answer 4

Taiga

Question 5

grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees

Answer 5

Savanna

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Temperate Grass land

Question 7

vegetation consisting chiefly of tangled shrubs and thorny bushes.

Answer 7

Chaparral

Question 8

Dry baron place with cactus

Answer 8

Desert

Question 9

a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America

Answer 9

Tundra

Question 10

inland body of standing water that is smaller than a lake.

Answer 10

Pond

Question 11

area of low-lying land that is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times.

Answer 11

Marsh

Question 12

large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea

Answer 12

River

Question 13

tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.

Answer 13

Estuaries

Question 14

ridge of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of coral.

Answer 14

Coral Reefs

Question 15

open water

Answer 15

open ocean

Question 16

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

Answer 16

littoral zone

Question 17

bottom of the ocean

Answer 17

Benthic zone

Question 18

Species not originally from the region

Answer 18

Invasive species

Question 19

Species that is becoming so low that it may be extinct

Answer 19

Endangered species

Question 20

when all of a species dies

Answer 20

Mass extinction