2. ForestWaterVocabClimate Hodgepodge 10 20 30 40 50

3. Question 1 - 10 The biome in which there are four seasons. One in which the leaves change color.

4. Answer 1 – 10 The Deciduous Forest

5. Question 1 - 20 The biome with long winters and short hot summers. The soil is boggy and poorly drained. A food chain example is pine  elk  cougar

6. Answer 1 – 20 Taiga, Coniferous Forest, or Boreal Forest

7. Question 1 - 30 The soil in this biome is poor. Most of the nutrients are found in the trees. The animals are “arboreal”.

8. Answer 1 – 30 Tropical Rainforest

9. Question 1 - 40 This biome is sometimes called the “lungs” of the planet because it produces so much oxygen.

10. Answer 1 – 40 Tropical Rainforest

11. Question 1 - 50 The soil in this biome is rich and fertile because of the decaying leaves.

12. Answer 1 – 50 Deciduous Forest

13. Question 2 - 10 Name the 3 factors that affect the marine biome.

14. Answer 2 – 10 Water temperature Water Depth Amount of sunlight

15. Question 2 - 20 Name two factors that affect the River or stream ecosystem.

16. Answer 2 – 20 Water Temperature Speed at which the water moves.

17. Question 2 - 30 What is an estuary?

18. Answer 2 – 30 An estuary is where freshwater spills into the ocean. Here there are varying amounts of salinity.

19. Question 2 - 40 Describe the differences between the two types of wetlands.

20. Answer 2 – 40 Marshes have no trees while swamps have trees and vines. Both are underwater part or all of the time.

21. Question 2 - 50 Name the 4 ocean zones found in a marine biome.

22. Answer 2 – 50 Intertidal Neritic Oceanic Benthic

23. Question 3 - 10 A large area with specific climate, plants, and animals

24. Answer 3 – 10 Biome

25. Question 3 - 20 Define Abiotic

26. Answer 3 – 20 The non-living factors in the environment

27. Question 3 - 30 Define Biotic

28. Answer 3 – 30 The living factors in the environment

29. Question 3 - 40 A trait or characteristic that helps and organism survive.

30. Answer 3 – 40 Adaptation

31. Question 3 - 50 Temperature Precipitation Humidity Wind speed These are all factors that determine this

32. Answer 3 – 50 Climate

33. Question 4 - 10 Average annual temperatures range from -26C to 12C. Average annual precipitation is 30-50 cm

34. Answer 4 – 10 Tundra

35. Question 4 - 20 Day temperature averages around 34 C Night temperature averages around 20 C Average rainfall is greater than 350 cm per year

36. Answer 4 – 20 Tropical Rainforest

37. Question 4 - 30 Less than 25 cm of precipitation falls annually Temperatures vary greatly from day to night

38. Answer 4 – 30 Desert

39. Question 4 - 40 Average annual precipitation is 75 to 125 cm Average annual temperatures range from 28 C to 6C

40. Answer 4 – 40 Deciduous Forest

41. Question 4 - 50 Receives up to 150 cm of precipitation per year but usually gets it within a short time period 34 C to 16 C depending on the season

42. Answer 4 – 50 Savanna

43. Question 5 - 10 Most of the animals in this biome are nocturnal. The plants have shallow, sprawling root systems and “prickers” for protection.

44. Answer 5 – 10 Desert

45. Question 5 - 20 Large grass eaters and small seed eaters are found here. There aren’t many trees for shade.

46. Answer 5 – 20 Temperate Grasslands, Prairie, Steppe

47. Question 5 - 30 This area is part of a pond or lake where sunlight reaches the bottom.

48. Answer 5 – 30 Littoral Zone

49. Question 5 - 40 This biome has very few trees because of wildfires and the large herbivores.

50. Answer 5 – 40 Savanna

51. Question 5 - 50 Why does latitude affect the biomes?

52. Answer 5 – 50 Because the angle at which the sun hits the earth is more direct at the equator so more solar energy reaches the earth’s surface.