QUIZ: Biomes, Carrying Capacity, Limiting Factors Flashcards
biomes are..
large geographical areas that are characterized by climate, dominant plant life, and animal life
name the 7 types of biomes
- tundra
- taiga/coniferous forest
- temperate/deciduous forest
- tropical rain forest
- desert
- grassland
- marine
tundra climate
very low precipitation, cold, subsoil suffers from permafrost (permanently frozen)
tundra plant life
shallow root plants (subsoil frozen). Characteristic plants include grasses, mosses, wildflowers
tundra animal life
Arctic Fox, Arctic Hare, Polar Bears
taiga/ coniferous forest climate
low precipitation but more than the tundra. Four seasons but summer is short.
taiga/ coniferous forest plant life
coniferous trees (evergreens), such as fir, pine, and hemlock.
taiga/coniferous forest animal life
grizzly bear, moose, wolverine
temperate/deciduous forest climate
moderate rainfall. Four equal length seasons. Moderate temperatures
temperate/deciduous forest plant life
the dominant plants in this biome are the deciduous
trees, (trees that lose their leaves in the fall). Beech, Maple, Oak, and Hickory trees are the dominant plant life forms for most areas in this biome.
temperate/deciduous forest animal life
Black Bear, Grey Squirrel, Fox
what biome is New York state in?
temperate/deciduous forest
tropical rain forest climate
high amount of precipitation. Essentially, two seasons, (wet season and dry season).
tropical rain forest plant life
has the greatest variety of life, (biodiversity), of all
land biomes. No characteristic plant as it depends on where the biome is found. One characteristic that many plants have are very wide leaves, such as palm trees
tropical rain forest animal life
there is no characteristic animal as it depends on where the biome is located. However, some examples are parrots, monkeys, snakes, Jaguars, sloths.
desert climate
very hot during the day. Of all biomes, it has the greatest daily fluctuations in temperature. Very little precipitation, (arid).
desert plant life
drought resistant plants, such as the cactus.
desert animal life
camels, lizards, insects
of all biomes, which is the most fragile (easiest to upset)?
desert
grassland climate
low precipitation. Windy. Cold winters, warm summers
grassland plant life
grass
grassland animal life
large herbivores (bison, zebra), and large
carnivores (wolf, lion)
marine biome is the
Largest of all the biomes (made up of the oceans, seas, bays,
etc.)
marine biome is the most…..of all biomes
stable of all biomes (temperature and amount of water)
of all biomes, the marine biome has the greatest…
biodiversity (variety of life). As such, there is no characteristic plant or animal life, it would depend on where in the ocean we were looking.
carrying capacity is defined as the
maximum number of
organisms/species an ecosystem can support based on its resources.
limiting factors are
things in an ecosystem that control the size of a population
limiting factors could be
biotic or abiotic
biotic limiting factors
food, predators
abiotic limiting factors
water, temperature, oxygen levels, salt content, light.
grass land are
generally large flat areas
