Biomes Test Study Guide

Front 1

All the biotic and abiotic factors and how they interact

Back 1

ecosystem

Front 2

a trait that helps a species survive

Back 2

adaptation

Front 3

at what area of the Earth are deserts mainly located? Use the equator as a point of view.

Back 3

15 degrees and 30 degrees north or south of the equator

Front 4

the freshwater biome includes areas such as...

Back 4

ponds, lakes, rivers, streams, etc.

Front 5

Not many trees grow in a grassland biome due to what 3 factors?

Back 5

1. warm temps

2. fires

3. high winds

Front 6

What distinguishes a freshwater biome from a marine biome? Explain.

Back 6

Marine bioimes are salt water(oceans)

Front 7

Name the 4 layers of a rainforest

Back 7

1. emergent

2. canopy

3. Understory

4. Forest Floor

Front 8

Name the rainforest layer:

lots of light and top layer

Back 8

emergent

Front 9

Name the rainforest layer:

main layer & lots of life

Back 9

canopy

Front 10

Name the rainforest layer:

dark and not as many organisms

Back 10

Understory

Front 11

Name the rainforest layer:

Very dark and very few organisms

Back 11

Forest floor

Front 12

Name the 2 layers of the tundra.

Back 12

1. Active layer

2. Permafrost

Front 13

Name the tundra layer:

Life forms & Organisms

Back 13

Active layer

Front 14

Name the tundra layer:

Permanately frozen ground

Back 14

Permafrost

Front 15

What is a limiting factor and how does it affect a biome?

Back 15

Affects growth and survival

Ex: de-forestation, floods, over hunting, pollution

Front 16

Why is climate an important factor in diving the Earth into bioimes?

Back 16

Biomes based on climate; adaptations

Front 17

How is soil fertility in a decidous forest dependent on the trees?

Back 17

Decomposing leaves = nutrients for organisms

Front 18

Which biome do we live in?

Back 18

Deciduous forest

Front 19

What is unique to our biome?

Back 19

4 seasons and the leaves fall

Front 20

Describe the climate of the tundra biome.

Back 20

1. 2 layers

2. coldest of all biomes

3. least bio-diversity of all biomes

4. Covers a 5th of the earth's land surface

5. Two major tundra biomes: Arctic & Alpine

Front 21

Name the two major animal adaptations of the tundra biome.

Back 21

1. camouflage(polar bear/white snow)

2. Hibernation

Front 22

Name the two major plant adaptations of the tundra biome.

Back 22

1. Moss ground cover to heat ground

2. Can carry out photosynthesis at very low temperatures