Bd Bio Ch 4-3

Front 1

V. A group of communities on land that covers a large area and is characterized by certain soil and climate.

Back 1

biome

Front 2

V. The climate of a small area that differs from the climate around it.

Back 2

microclimate

Front 3

Within a _____, there may be microclimates.

Back 3

biome

Front 4

Species may be found over a large or small area, depending on their _________.

Back 4

tolerance

Front 5

V. The ability to survive and reproduce under difficult conditions.

Back 5

Tolerance

Front 6

There are ___ major biomes.

Back 6

10

Front 7

List the 3 tropical biomes

Back 7

tropical:
rain forest,
dry forest,
savanna

Front 8

List the 3 tempeate biomes

Back 8

temperate:
forest,
grassland,
woodland and shrubland

Front 9

List 4 other biomes that do not start with tropical or temperate.

Back 9

desert,
northwstern coniferous forest boreal forest (or taiga),
tundra.

Front 10

Each biome has a unique set of ______ ______ and a characteristic collection of organisms.

Back 10

abiotic factors

Front 11

V. In tropical rain forests, the tops of tall trees form this covering.

Back 11

canopy

Front 12

V. In tropical rain forests, shorter trees and vines form this layer.

Back 12

understory

Front 13

V. In other forests, these trees shed their leaves during a particular season each year.

Back 13

deciduous

Front 14

V. These type of trees in a forest have trees called conifers that produce seed cones.

Back 14

Coniferous

Front 15

V. Rich soil, in the Temperate forest, that is formed from decaying leaves making the soil fertile.

Back 15

humus

Front 16

V. a layer of permanently frozen subsoil that Tundra is characterized by.

Back 16

permafrost

Front 17

Some areas, such as _________ and _____ ___ ___, do not fall neatly into the major biomes.

Back 17

mountains and polar ice caps

Front 18

V. This biome is along the northern edge of the temperate zone that has dense evergreen forest of coniferous trees. Also called the Boreal forest.

Back 18

taiga