Forest Biome

Question 1

Where do boreal forests occur?

Answer 1

About 50-60 degrees latitude

Question 2

What were the first forests like?

Answer 2

40ft tall ferns, giant horsetails, club mosses

Question 3

How much of Earth do forests cover?

Answer 3

forests occupy approximately one-third of Earth’s land

Question 4

List the 3 types of forests.

Answer 4

Boreal, temperate, tropical

Question 5

Where do tropical forests occur?

Answer 5

Occur near the equator, within latitudes 23.5 degrees N and 23.5 degrees S.

Question 6

What are the seasons in tropical forest?

Answer 6

rainy and dry

Question 7

How long is daylight in the tropical forest?

Answer 7

12 hours

Question 8

average tropical forest temperatures?

Answer 8

average 35-77° F

Question 9

How much rain in tropical forests?

Answer 9

exceeding 2000 mm (6-7 ft of rain!!)

Question 10

what’s it like Tropical soil?

Answer 10

nutrient-poor and acidic.

Question 11

Why is the tropical forest soil so poor?

Answer 11

Heavy rains wash all the nutrients out to the river.

Question 12

Describe the canopy in the tropical biome.

Answer 12

multilayered, allows little light penetration.

Question 13

Flora in the tropical rainforest.

Answer 13

TREES, orchids, vines , ferns, mosses, and palms are present in tropical forests.

Question 14

Fauna in the tropical rainforest.

Answer 14

birds, bats, small mammals, and insects.

Question 15

Temperature in the temperate forest.

Answer 15

-22° C to 86°

Question 16

Precipitation in the temperate forest.

Answer 16

75-150 cm (2-4 ft)

Question 17

Soil in temperate forest?

Answer 17

is fertile

Question 18

Why is temperate forest soil fertile?

Answer 18

Enriched with decaying leaves.

Question 19

Describe the canopy in the temperate forest.

Answer 19

moderately dense and allows light to penetrate

Question 20

Flora in the temperate forest. (at least 3)

Answer 20

oak, hickory, beech, hemlock, maple, basswood, cottonwood, elm, willow, and spring-flowering herbs.

Question 21

Fauna in the temperate forest. (think Washington) list at least 3

Answer 21

squirrels, rabbits, skunks, birds, deer, mountain lion, bobcat, timber wolf, fox, and black bear.

Question 22

What are the seasons like in boreal forest?

Answer 22

short, moist, and moderately warm summers and long, cold, and dry winters.