Study Guide – Biomes
Name
Date
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1. Climate refers to average ___________________ and average
_____________________ of a particular area.
2. _____ This biome has hot and cold seasons, periodic droughts, and
a. Desert
very deep topsoil that is rich in nutrients.
3. _____ The soil and plants are similar to biome described above, but
the amount of rainfall is greater and there is no cold season.
b. Deciduous
forest
4. _____ We tend to think of this biome as being hot, but it may be
very cold. Plants must be adapted to store moisture and withstand
the drying winds.
c. Tropical rain
forest
5. _____ Most rain falls during the short summers in this biome.
Plants must tolerate the nutrient poor, acidic soils. Although the
d. Tundra
soil freezes in the winter, it is not permanently frozen.
6. _____ Conditions in this biome are even more severe than the
e. Grasslands
biome described above. Only the surface of the soil thaws during
the summer.
f. Taiga
7. _____ Seasons are determined by rainfall rather than
temperature. Plants grow throughout the year. The soil has few
nutrients and becomes hard if exposed to the sun.
8. _____ The biome where you live.
9. Which 3 biomes have the coldest average
temperatures? ______________________________
_______________________ __________________
10. Which 3 biomes have the warmest average
temperatures? ______________________________
_______________________ __________________
g. Savanna
Identify the animals found the given biomes:
11. _____ Polar Bears and musk ox
a. Deciduous forest
12. _____ Lions and zebras
b. Desert
13. _____ Sloths and Orangutan
c. Grasslands
14. _____ Prairie dogs and bobcats
d. Savanna
15. _____ Moose elk and black bears
e. Taiga
16. _____ Armadillo lizard and coyote
f. Tropical rain forest
17. _____ White-tail deer and eastern chipmunk
g. Tundra
Identify the animals found the given biomes:
18. _____ Spruce, fir, and pine trees
a. Deciduous forest
19. _____ Elephant grass, eucalyptus trees, and whistling thorns
b. Desert
20. _____ Mangrove forests, strangler vines, and bamboo
c. Grasslands
21. _____ Birch, oak, and maple trees
d. Savanna
22. _____ Caribou moss, pasque flower, and diamond-leaf willow
e. Taiga
23. _____ Barrel cactus, Joshua tree, and yucca
f. Tropical rain forest
24. _____ Buffalo grass, sunflower, and clover
g. Tundra
Match the wetland definitions with the correct term:
25. _____ Soil that can hold as much as 100 times its weight in water
a. Hydric
26. _____ Soil flooded long enough it will develop anaerobic conditions
b. Hydrophyte
27. _____ Plants adapted to life in wet environments
c. Peat
28. _____ Soil that has partially decayed plant material
d. Muck
29. _____ Organic soil material in which the original plant parts are
not recognizable
30. List the zones of ocean waters:
31. List 4 signs of a wetland: