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Land Biomes
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1. Features of an environment that are not alive, such as soil, water, and climate, are ______________________ factors.
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2. The living parts of an environment, plants and animals, are ______________________ factors.
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3. A large area characterized by its climate and the plants and animals that live there is a(n) ______________________.
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4. Name the three main types of forest biomes.
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5. Why do deciduous trees shed their leaves?
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6. Forests made up of trees that keep their needle-shaped leaves year-round are called ______________________forests
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7. What are two traits of conifers?
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8. What are the three functions of the waxy coating on conifer leaves?
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9. What are two reasons that few large plants grow beneath the trees of a coniferous forest?
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10. Why do tropical rain forests have more biological diversity than other places on Earth?
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11. Where do most animals live in the rain forest?
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12. Where are most of the nutrients in a tropical rain forest?
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_____ 13.Which of the following terms is NOT a name for a grassland?
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A. steppe C. canopy
B. prairie D. pampa
_____ 14.What prevents temperate grasslands from having trees?
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A. Too much rain C. deep roots
B. Grazing animals D. Rolling hills
_____ 15.A biome with clumps of trees and seasonal rains is a
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A. Temperate Grassland C. Desert
B. Savanna D. Tropical Rain Forest
_____ 16.Which animal is NOT an example of a large herbivore that lives on the African savanna?
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A. Zebra C. Horse
B. Wildebeest D. Elephant
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_____ 17. A region with few plants, little rain, and extreme temperatures is called a
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A. Prairie C. Desert
B. Grassland D. Savanna
18. Name four adaptations of desert plants.
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19 - 22 Use the word bank below to match the terms with the descriptions.
Jack Rabbit Spadefoot Toad Desert Tortoise Kangaroo Rat
19 stores water from plants under its shell
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20. recycles water from foods it eats
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21. uses huge ears to get rid of body heat
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22.. buries self in ground during dry season
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23. A biome with very cold temperatures and little rainfall is called a(n) ______________________.
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24. The layer of soil in polar tundra that is always frozen is called ______________________.
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25. Why are shallow-rooted plants, such as grasses and small shrubs, common in polar tundra?
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26. What is the main way alpine tundra differs from arctic tundra?
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27. Define the term tree line.
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