1. A biome is an area that has the ____________________ (weather) and the
_______________________________ that live there.
2. There are approximately _______ land biomes and _________ water biomes.
3. Biome Characteristics: Composed of large regions. Have specific climate with similar plants and
animal ____________________________
4. ____________________________________ is the day to day change in temperature and
precipitation. Ex: Today it will be warm with a 20% chance of rain.
5. __________________________ is the long-term pattern of weather conditions in a region.
6. Latitude refers to the distance from the equator. The closer an area is to the equator, the more
_________________________ and ________________________ it receives.
7. Energy productivity in different Ecosystems from the least productive to the most productive.
Least______________________, ______________________, _____________________,
____________________, _______________________, ______________________,
___________________, _______________________, __________________MOST
8. There are __________ kinds of deserts. ___________________________ like the
____________________ deserts and ________________________ like the _______________
desert.
9. Deserts are located in ______________, western _________________________, western Asia,
central Australia, and western South America.
10. Hot Desert Climate: gets less than __________ centimeters of rain every year; hot during the day
and _____________ at night
11. Cold Desert Climate: gets less than ________ centimeters of rain every year; cold all of the time
12. Plants can live there because the _____________ are close to the top of the ground and can get the
water quickly, have ability to hold water, and have ___________ coating on leaves to prevent water
loss, _________________ spaced plants.
Examples of Plants ____________________________________________________________
13. Animal adaptations:________________________________________, ____________________
________________________________, ___________________________________________,
_________________________________________________
Examples of Animals: ___________________________________________________________
14. ___________________________ Around the North Pole and near the Arctic Ocean
15. Climate (weather) ____________________________________ Temperatures: ________________
___________________________________; Only has ______________ centimeters or less of rain
every year.
16. Tundra land ____________________: the dirt that is always frozen (even in the spring and summer)
Flat land with only a few small, ______________________
17. Tundra plant adaptations: __________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Example of plants_____________________________________________________________
18. Animal adaptations: _____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Animal examples________________________________________________________________
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19. ___________________________ There are ________ kinds of grasslands
Temperate grasslands: called _____________________Tropical grasslands: called _______________
All grasslands get between ________________________ centimeters of rain every year.
20. The largest grassland is in _______________. There are also grasslands in __________________,
South _____________________, central Asia, and northern Australia.
21. The most important plants in a temperate grass land is __________________like
________________________________________________________________________________
22. Savanna plants are like __________________________________________________________
23. Plant adaptations are extensive ________________________ (so grazing animals don’t pull up the
entire root, or damaged by fires)
24. Thin, ______________________ shaped leaves that expose little of the plant to the sun (grass
leaves are needle shape)
25. Animal adaptations are ________________ need to be quick, powerful, smart, and sneaky to bring
down fast and alert animals, ______________ in groups, ____________________________
26. Animals of the Savanna___________________________________________________________
27. ________________________________ or ____________________________ is cold and snowy,
winter ground is frozen and summer the ground is swampy.
28. Located in Canada, _____________________, northern Asia, and northern Europe
29. Plants have _____________________-like wax structures limits water loss, ________________________
that repels animals who would eat the needles, ______________________ needles absorbs the sunlight
______________ shape of the evergreens allows the snow to slide off the branches rather than pile up,
They are _________ green so don't have to regrow.
30. Animals ____________ to warmer climates once the cold weather begins; Some animals __________
Some have a layer of insulating _________________________; Seasonal change in _____________ of
feathers or fur protects the animal from its predators.
31. Plant examples in taiga are ______________________________________________________________
32. Animal examples in taiga are_____________________________________________________________
33. _____________________________ biome Climate: Summers are warm, Winters are cold
Gets __________centimeters of rain every year (that’s over 2 feet of rain!)
34. The _______________ change colors and ________off the trees in autumn and grow new leaves in the
spring. The leaves on the ground make the dirt better and ________________plants grow.
35. Deciduous forests are between ____________________________________ and Canada.
Some are in the eastern United States. Others grow in Europe and eastern Asia.
36. Plant adaptations : Deciduous Trees are notable for going through __________________. Loose their leaves.
Trees go into a period of __________________ or sleep. _______________bark to protect them from the cold
weather.
37. Animal adaptations:___________________, ______________________, ____________________
____________________ look like the ground
38. Plant examples:____________________________________________________________________
39. Animal examples: ___________________________________________________________________
40.____________________________ Rains almost everyday _________ cm this is almost 10 feet of rain
every year. Very hot all year long.
41. Plant adaptations ___________________________ so vines have trouble growing on them;
_________________ to reach sun from below; ___________________ roots provide extra
stability, roots are not deep.
42. Animal Adaptations: Animals are very specialized and adapted for eating a specific plant or animal(different
_________________________. -Some are _________________________, and use _______________ colors
to warn predators; ____________________; -Live in different __________________of the rainforest to help with
competition.
42. The largest tropical rainforest is in __________________. It is called the Amazon rain forest. They are
also found in central Africa, Central America, Southeast Asia, Hawaii, and a small area of Australia.
43. The four layers of the rainforest from the top are ___________________________,
_____________________________, __________________________,____________________________
44. Examples of plants in the rainforest are __________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
45. Examples of Animals are _____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
46. ____________________________/_______________ biomes by their nature do not fit into a simple
climatic scheme.
47. In general, as one ascends a mountain, temperature drops by about _______ degrees C for every
1000 meters in altitude gained. _________________ also varies greatly.
48. _________________ varies considerably. More rain is usually on the side that is exposed to winds. On
the descending side is one of the driving forces behind the ______________in the American Southwest.
49. Mountain Biomes are usually found in mountain regions that are ___________________ feet or higher.
50. Examples of Plants:_____________________________________________________________ and
plant adaptations:____________________________________________________________________
51. Examples of Animals:____________________________________________________________ and
animal adaptations:____________________________________________________________________
52. _________________________ biome is the _________________ biome. Covers about _________ %
of the earth. Made up of _____________water. Organisms that live in the ocean are ________________
to live in the salt water. ________________, water pressure, and water __________ affect the organisms
too. Because of these things, the ocean is divided into ____________ areas and different organisms live in
each area.
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Other Living thing examples:_______________________________________________________
Problems in Marine environments: _________________________________________________
The zones and what is found in that zone:
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The ______________________ biome has less than 1% of ____________________.
Examples of this biome is :________________________________________________________
Plant examples: ________________________________________________________________
Animal examples:_______________________________________________________________
__________________________ are a mixture of freshwater and salt water
Is not very deep, so _________ gets to all the water. There are many fish and plant species that
lives there. It is the _________________ most _________________ ecosystem.