Biomes

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The number of ecosystems we have on this earth

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6

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Each large ecosystem is called a _____________

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Biome

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Biomes have it's own _______, __________, _________, and _______________.

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Soil, plants, climate, and animals

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Name the 6 biomes

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1. Taiga. 2. Deciduous forest
3. Tropical rain forest.
4. Desert. 5. Tundra
6. Grasslands

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Describe taiga climate

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Cold winters and cool summers

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Describe taiga soil

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High acid and mineral-poor

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Plants found in taiga

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Spruce , fir, and evergreen

Hint 7

Types of Christmas trees

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Name two taiga animals

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Snowshoe hare, bears, wolves, lynx

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Describe deciduous forest climate

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Cold winters and mild summers

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Describe deciduous forest soil

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Rich topsoil and clay

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Describe deciduous forests plants

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Hardwoods such as oak, hickory, maple. Lose leaves in the fall and winter months

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Name 3 animals found in deciduous forest biome

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Deer, wolves, bears, small mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and insects

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Describe tropical rain forest climate

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Hot and rainy year round

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Describe tropical rainforest soil

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Nutrient-poor

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Types of plants found in tropical rain forest

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Vines, orchids, ferns, and variety of canopy trees

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Name three types of tropical rain forest animals

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Insects, reptiles, amphibians, large mammals, elephants, colorful birds

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Describe type of climate in a desert

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Hot days and cold, cool nights little precipitation

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Describe soil in a desert

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Poor sandy soil but rich in minerals

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What types of plants can be found in a desert

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Cactus, yucca, grasses, shrubs, few trees

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List three desert animals

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Rodents, snakes, tortoise , insects, birds, camels, fox, lizards, gazelles

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Describe the tundra climate

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Long, cold, harsh winters
Short, cool summers

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Describe the tundra soil

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Nutrient-poor and a thick layer of permafrost

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Name plants found in a tundra biome

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Grass, wildflowers, miss, shrubs

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List three animals found in a tundra

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Oxen, caribou, arctic fox, owls, hawks, rodents, polar bears

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Describe the grassland climate

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Hot summers and cool winters

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Describe the grassland soil

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Rich topsoil

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Name plants found in the grasslands

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Grasses, small shrub, trees near water

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Name three animals that live in grasslands

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Prairie dogs, fix, snakes, birds, elephant, lions, zebras, giraffes

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Grasslands' main plant life

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Grasses

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Temperate means _______

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Mild

Front 31

____________ is an example of a grassland

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Prairies

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Types of crops that cover grasslands

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Wheat, corn, and oats

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A type of grasslands that stay warm and wet year through are called _____

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Savannas

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What continent is a famous savanna

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Africa

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Large ice hundreds of feet thick

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Glacier

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How were lakes formed

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Glaciers dammed up streams

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Where on the earth is taiga biome found

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Alaska, Canada, Russia, Norway

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Taiga is a major supply of ________

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Lumber

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Pulpwood from taiga is used to make _________

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Paper of all kinds

Front 40

In which biome is the ground frozen even during the summer

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Tundra

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Tundra is between the taiga and _________ ice sheets

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Polar

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What part of earth is covered by the tundra

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Greenland, Europe , Asia, Alaska

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Permafrost is ___________ _________

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Frozen soil

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Only _________plants can live in the tundra because of the frozen soil and short growing season

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Small

Front 45

The famous desert in Africa

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Sahara

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A sandy and rocky biome

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Desert

Front 47

Does every continent have at least one desert

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Yes

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The desert found in China

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Go I

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The driest place on earth

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Chile in South America

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Biome where leaves can change colors

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Deciduous forest

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Meaning of "deciduous"

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Leaves fall to ground

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Where on earth can deciduous forest be found

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East of Mississippi River and western Europe

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Many deciduous forest areas have been turned into ________________ _______

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National parks

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Biome found around the earth's equator

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Tropical rainforest

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The part of forest that spreads like an umbrella

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The canopy

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Most tropical rainforest life lives where

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High in branches where there is sunlight

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Where on earth can tropical rainforest a be found

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Central America, South America, India , Asia, Africa , Pacific Islands

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The famous colorful birds in a tropical rainforest are called

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Toucans

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The biome being attacked to meet people's needs for lumber, farmland and minerals

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Tropical rainforest

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What causes the main differences of the earth's water ecosystems

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Saltiness of the waters

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Types of waters with very little salt

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Lakes, rivers, ponds, and bogs

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Two types of water ecosystems

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Freshwater
Saltwater

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Name the two water types of saltwater

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Seas and oceans

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The three types of organisms found in water ecosystems

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Plankton
Nekton
Benthos

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Plankton are organisms that _______________

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Float on the water

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Nekton are organisms that _____________

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Swim through the water

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Benthos are organisms that _____________

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Dwell at the bottom

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Plants and animals that live in shallow waters

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Cat tails, bur reeds, frog, turtle

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Type of plankton that can be found in deeper waters

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Algae and protozoa

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Examples of nekton are ________ and ________

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Trout and worm in the mud

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Another name for ocean

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Marine

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The shallowest section of the ocean is called

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Intertidal zone

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Ocean life in the intertidal zone

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Crabs. Mussels. Barnacles on rocks.

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The open ocean has ____ regions

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2

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The upper region of the open ocean has many ______ and __________

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Fish and whales

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Blue whale

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The lower region of the open ocean down to bottom of ocean is completely ___________

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Dark-no sunlight

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A photosynthetic organism called ________ can only live where there is sunlight

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Algae

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Many bottom-dwelling fish are_________

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Blind

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Where does bacteria grow in the ocean waters

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In boiling water where lava seeps out of ocean floor

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Why do humans hunt whales

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Meat and oils

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Whales are threatened with becoming ___________ because too many are being killed

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Extinction

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Year US banned whaling for a profit

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1971

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Human activities can affect a biome's __________ and ____________

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Population an climate

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True or false: biomes can change naturally

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True