Prepare for Biomes Test Flashcards

Large region characterized by climate, plants, and animals

Average weather, determined by temperture and precipitation

Increase in both have similar outcomes for biomes

Whic biome? equatorial areas, more than 100" rain a year, humid, poor soil bc trees have absorbed all nutrients, canopy, most diverse of all the biomes

What are some threats to Tropical rain forests?

Which biome? moderate temp and rain, ex: national park in Olympic national park in WA

Which biome? moderate temps, good soil, animals migrate hibernat, and camouflage

What does deciduous mean?

Which biome? conifers, soil is acidic, animals migrate, hibernate, camoflage

What does conifer mean?

Which biome? tripocal and subtropical grassland w/ few trees and shrubs, seasonal rainfall, large horizontal roots, plants adapt to fire cycle, throns or sharp leaves, vertical leaves, animal graze, birth in beginning of rainy season, and eat at different heights

Which biome? moderate temps, most fertile soil of any biome, often interior of conteninet, platnsdeped on water amount, fire wind and drought adapted, animals have teeth for grazing and burrow

What are some threats to temperate grasslands?

Which biome? brood leafed evergreen shrubs, leaves that retain water and have oil to burn out trees, a theart is human development

Which biome? less than 10" of rain, plants store water in stems (succlents, thorns, waxy cuticle, and animals estivate (sleep thorugh dry season), thick skin, and retains water