Exam Review (Land Biomes) Flashcards
What biome is mostly found around the equator?
Tropical Rain Forest
Hat biome contains 1/5 of the earths freshwater?
Tropical Rain Forest
What biome holds half of earths plants and animals on only 6% of land?
Tropical
Rain
Forest
In what biome do fires help release nutrients into the soil?
Savanna
Overgrazing in what biome has resulted in desert?
Savanna
In what biome do plants have deep root systems and thick bark to access water and resists fire.
Savanna
What biome covers 1/5 of lands surface?
Desert
What biome is characterised by extreme temp and dry climate?
Desert
What biome is called?
Tundra
What biome is found largely in the eastern United States?
Temperate
Deciduous
Forest
What biome has four distinct seasons?
Temperate
Deciduous
Forest
What biome is the largest in the world and in the northern hemisphere?
Taiga
What biome is also called the needle leaf Forest?
Taiga