Chapter 15: The Biosphere

Question 1

Tropical wet forests

Answer 1

Plants with broad leaves that fall off throughout the year
- Also referred to as tropical rainforest

Question 2

Savannas

Answer 2

A mixed woodland-grassland ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close

Question 3

Subtropical deserts

Answer 3

Hot temperatures, warm soil, and low amounts of precipitation.

Question 4

Chaparral

Answer 4

Scrubland plant communities composed of broad-leaved evergreen shrubs, bushes, and small trees usually less than 2.5 metres (about 8 feet) tall

Question 5

Temperate grasslands

Answer 5

Cold winters and warm summers with some rain

Question 6

Temperate forests

Answer 6

A forest found between the tropical and boreal regions, located in the temperate zone

Question 7

Taiga

Answer 7

A conifer or conifer-hardwood forest type occurring on moist to dry sites characterized by species dominant in the Canadian boreal fores

Question 8

Arctic tundra

Answer 8

Treeless regions found in the Arctic and on the tops of mountains, where the climate is cold and windy, and rainfall is scant

Question 9

What is the difference between marine and freshwater ecosystems?

Answer 9

Freshwater habitats include ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams,
Marine habitats include the ocean and salty seas.

Question 10

What kind of plants/animals would you find in a tropical wet forest?

Answer 10

Animals: Monkey, Blue Morpho Butterfly, Okapi, Three-Toed Sloth, Jaguar, Capybara, Toucan, and Poison Dart Frog.
Plants: ferns, lichens, mosses, orchids, bromeliads, and of course many types of trees

Question 11

What kind of plant/animals would you find in a chaparral biome?

Answer 11

Animals: coyotes, jackrabbits, mule deer, and horned toads
Plants: scrub oak, poison oak, and cacti

Question 12

What kind of plant/animals would you find in a temperate grassland?

Answer 12

Animals: deer, antelope, rodents, insects, reptiles birds, Wolves, foxes, and wild cats
Plants: purple needlegrass, blue grama, buffalo grass, galleta, asters, blazing stars, coneflowers, goldenrods, sunflowers, clovers, psoraleas, and wild indigos

Question 13

What kind of plants/animals would you find in a temperate forest?

Answer 13

Animals: black bears, deer, moose, foxes, raccoons, squirrels, owls, hawks, and woodpeckers
Plants: ferns, wildflowers, mosse, orchid and lily, bluebells, common dog violets, brambles, cowslip

Question 14

What kind of plants/animals would you find in the taiga?

Answer 14

Animals: wood bison, elk, moose, woodland caribou, grizzly and black bears, and wolves
Plants: onifer trees (pines, spruces, larches, fir), deciduous trees (maples, aspen, poplar), tall shrubs (mountain ash, pin cherry, alder, hazel), dwarf shrubs, grasses, and ground species such as ferns, mosses, and liche

Question 15

What kind of plants are animals would you find in the Arctic tundra?

Answer 15

Animals: emmings, voles, caribou, arctic hares, squirrel, arctic foxes, wolves, polar bears, ravens, snow buntings, falcons, loons, and sandpiper
Plants: dwarf shrubs, mosses, grasses, vascular plants (such as ferns) and many fungi, as well as many flowering plant