Chapter 3 (NOT DONE)

Question 1

a large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities

Answer 1

biome

Question 2

a grassland that often has scattered trees and that is found in tropical and subtropical areas where seasonal rains, fires, and drought happen

Answer 2

savanna

Question 3

a region that has little or no plant life, long periods without rain, and extreme temperatures; usually found in hot climates

Answer 3

desert

Question 4

a treeless plain found in the Arctic, in the Antarctic, or on the tops of mountains that is characterized by very low winter temperatures and short, cool summers

Answer 4

tundra

Question 5

that mass of mostly microscopic organisms that float or drift freely in freshwater and marine environmetns

Answer 5

plankton