Terrestrial Biomes

Question 1

Tropical Rain Forest location

Answer 1

near the equator (Brazil, Costa Rica, etc.)

Question 2

Tropical Rain Forest climate

Answer 2

High precipitation and humidity; high temperatures year round

Question 3

Tropical Rain Forest plant adaptions for survival

Answer 3

epiphytes, orchids, palms, and trees form canopies as they compete for survival

Question 4

Tropical Rain Forest animal adaptations for survival

Answer 4

Rainforests are populated

with insects, worms, reptiles, etc. and disperse themselves to whats most suitable.

Question 5

Temperate Deciduous

Forest location

Answer 5

Between 40-60°N (US, Russia)

Question 6

Temperate Deciduous

Forest climate

Answer 6

four Seasons; enough rain 30-60” yearly to support trees

Question 7

Temperate Deciduous

Forest plant adaptations for survival

Answer 7

drop leaves in fall and go dormant to survive winter; enriches soil with leaf litter

Question 8

Temperate Deciduous

Forest animal adaptations for survival

Answer 8

migrate, hibernate or have thick fur/downy feathers and fat to survive winter

Question 9

Taiga Forest location

Answer 9

Northern portions of US
and Canada; Russia and
Eurasia (Northern US)

Question 10

Taiga Forest climate

Answer 10

Cold; snowfall

most of the year

Question 11

Taiga Forest plant adaptions for survival

Answer 11

coniferous trees; needles conserve water and conical shape and flexible branches help shed
snow accumulation without tree damage

Question 12

Taiga Forest animal adaptations for survival

Answer 12

Many herbivores; often eat bark, lichen and grasses; migrate, hibernate or have thick fat/fur or warmth

Question 13

Tropical Grasslands (Savannah) location

Answer 13

Between rainforests and

deserts around 0-30 (Guinea, Ethiopia)

Question 14

Tropical Grasslands (Savannah) climate

Answer 14

Dry seasons in winter; wet
season in summer; hot
year round

Question 15

Tropical Grasslands (Savannah) plant adaptions for survival

Answer 15

grasses; survive droughts and fire

Question 16

Tropical Grasslands (Savannah) animal adaptations for survival

Answer 16

largest collection of herbivores; classic
examples of resource partitioning with plant diet
and watering hole communities

Question 17

Temperate Grassland

(Prairie) location

Answer 17

40 to 60 N near

deserts (Midwestern US)

Question 18

Temperate Grassland

(Prairie) climate

Answer 18

four seasons; precipitation

low to moderate

Question 19

Temperate Grassland

(Prairie) plant adaptions for survival

Answer 19

thick grasses- length is dependent on
rainfall (shorter with lower rainfall; higher where it
borders forests); withstand fire and heat; dies back
in winter and enriches soil

Question 20

Temperate Grassland

(Prairie) animal adaptations for survival

Answer 20

lack of trees= ground nesting and many

burrowing animals; herbivores common

Question 21

Tundra location

Answer 21

60-90 N; near

arctic (Canada, Alaska)

Question 22

Tundra climate

Answer 22

Dry and cold;

indirect sun

Question 23

Tundra plant adaptions for survival

Answer 23

low growing plants with short growing (and

flowering) seasons stay low to avoid high winds

Question 24

Tundra animal adaptations for survival

Answer 24

herbivores; animals migrate here during

summer for safer nesting sites

Question 25

Desert location

Answer 25

Form at 30 and
on leeward side
of mountains (Iraq)

Question 26

Desert climate

Answer 26

Dry and hot;

direct sun

Question 27

Desert plant adaptions for survival

Answer 27

succulents store water; build long root

systems to absorb water during rain surges

Question 28

Desert animal adaptations for survival

Answer 28

often nocturnal to avoid heat of day; burrowing; conserve water; many ectotherms