Basis Grade 5 Classifications And Biomes 10/1/15

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Classification is the ______ of items into categories based on their ______.

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arrangement

similarities

Front 2

Phylogenic tree is a diagram that shows inferred ________ relationships between organisms based on their _____ and _____ similarities and differences.

Back 2

evolutionary

physical

genetic

Front 3

A phytogenic tree shows how separate species have evolved from a _____ _____.

Back 3

common ancestor

Front 4

Scientists have assumed that certain species are related based on the _____ they have and the _____ that their ___ contain.

Back 4

characteristics

genes

DNA

Front 5

Temperate Forest facts:

1. Summers are ___

2. Winters are ____

3. Gets over __ ft of rain each year

4. ___ change color and fall in the fall. New ones grow in the spring.

5. The leaves on the ground make the dirt more ___ to help plants grow.

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1. warm

2. cold

3. 2

4. Leaves

5. nutritious

Front 6

Temperate forest locations (5)

Back 6

1. Northeast US

2. Some Eastern US

3. Canada

4. Europe

5. East Asia

Front 7

Temperate forest plants (8)

Back 7

1. Oak

2. Hickory

3. Maple

4. Beech

5. Flowers

6. Lily of the valley

7. Star flower

8. American beech

Front 8

Temperate forest animals (12)

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1. Eagle

2. Brown bear

3. Black bear

4. Chipmunk

5. Racoon

6. Porcupine

7. Red fox

8. White-tailed deer

9. Mouse

10. Coyote

11. Grey squirrel

12. Wild turkey

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Tropical rain forest facts:

1. Rains almost ____.

2. Gets almost __ ft of rain per year.

3. Very __ all year.

4. Very ___.

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1. everyday

2. 10

3. hot

4. humid

Front 10

Tropical rain forest locations: (5)

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1. Central Africa

2. Central America

3. Southeast Asia

4. Hawaii

5. Small area of Australia

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Tropical rain forest plants: (6)

Back 11

1. Banana

2. Vanilla

3. Orchid

4. Cacao (chocolate)

5. Fern

6. Coffee

Front 12

Tropical rain forest animals: (27)

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1. Blue parrot

2. Cassowary

3. Blue-gold macaw

4. Cockatoo

5. Rhino horn bill

6. Scarlet macaw

7. Toucan

8. Yellow-eared parrot

9. Katydid

10. Praying mantis

11. Bugs

12. Frogs

13. Snails

14. Scorpoins

15. Ulysses butterfly

16. Walking stick

17. Zebra python

18. Bengal tiger

19. Capybara

20. Chimpanzee

21. Flying squirrel

22. Gorilla

23. Lemur

24. Leopard

25. Spider monkey

26. Jaguar

27. ?

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Tundra facts:

1. Very ___ and ___

2. Temperature less than _ degrees C.

3. Very small amount of ___ each year.

4. Permafrost is the ____ that is always frozen.

5. Flat land with only a few small thin ___.

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1. cold and dry

2. 5

3. rain

4. dirt

5. trees

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Tundra locations (2)

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1. Around the north pole

2. Near the arctic ocean

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Tundra plants (2)

Back 15

1. Fungi

2. Algae

(they cover the ground)

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Tundra animals (10)

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1. Wolf

2. Caribou

3. Deer

4. Ermine?

5. Marmot

6. Polar bear

7. Lemming

8. Sandy hill crane

9. Musk ox

10. Snowy owl

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Coniferous forest facts:

1. Cold and ____.

2. Ground is ___ in winter.

3. Taiga is a _____ forest in the spring.

4. Snow melts and the ground becomes wet and swampy because the deeper ground is ____.

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1. snowy

2. frozen

3. swampy

4. frozen

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Coniferous forest locations (4)

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1. Canada

2. Alaska

3. Northern Asia

4. Northern Europe

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Coniferous forest plants (5)

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1. Cone trees

2. Needle trees

3. Pine

4. Spruce

5. Fir

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Coniferous forest animals (10)

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1. Moose

2. Beaver

3. Wolf

4. Black bear

5. Hawk owl

6. Lynx

7. Red squirrel

8. Wolverine

9. Showshoe Rabbit

10. Red throated loon

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Grasslands facts:

1. _ kinds.

2. Temperate grasslands are called _____.

3. Tropical grasslands are called _____.

4. Get between __ & __ cm of rain every year.

5. Usually ___.

6. Not a lot of ___.

7. Most important plant is ___.

8. The Savanna doesn't get a lot of ___.

9. People set the grass on fire (___ ____) which stops trees from growing.

10. ____ eat the trees before they can start growing tall.

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1. 2

2. praries

3. Savannas

4. 25&75

5. flat

6. trees

7. grass

8. rain

9. seed dispersal

10. Animals

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Grassland locations (6)

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1. Africa

2. North America

3. South America

4. Central Asia

5. Northern Asia

6. Mid-West USA

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Grassland plants (4)

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1. Grass (can live without a lot of rain)

2. Acacia tree

3. Baobab tree

4. Cone flower

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Grassland animals

(1-9 = savanna)

(10-11 = both)

(12 = prairie)

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1. African elephant

2. Black rhinoceros

3. Cheetah

4. Bull frog

5. Lions

6. Zebra

7. Ostrich

8. Hippo

9. Warthog

10. Giraffe

11. Hyena

12. Black tailed prairie dog

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Desert facts:

1. 2 kinds:

3. Receive very small amount of ___ each year.

4. Due to a lack of ____ ___ can be very hot during the day and cool during the night.

5. Also receive a very small amount of __ each year.

6. ____ the majority of the time.

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1. Hot and cold

3. rain

4. cloud cover

5. rain

6. Cold

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Desert locations (5)

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1. Africa

2. Western America

3. Western Asia

4. Central Australia

5. Western South America

Front 27

Desert plants can live there because their ___ are close to the __ of the ground and get water easily.

Back 27

roots

top

Front 28

Desert plants (5)

Back 28

1. Barrel cactus

2. Prickly pear cactus

3. Aloe

4. Hairy old man cactus

5. Sajuaro cactus

Front 29

Desert animals (9)

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1. Black-collared lizard

2. Snakes

3. Camel

4. Desert iguana

5. Roadrunner

6. Jack rabbit

7. Lapped-faced vulture

8. Thorny devil

9. Cactus wren