Honors Biology
Chapter 3 Worksheet
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Period ____________
Terrestrial Biomes
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Table 1. Terrestrial Biome Characteristics:
Study the characteristics of terrestrial biomes in Table 1. Complete the table by placing a check
mark in the column for the biome that has that characteristic. For some characteristics, more
than one biome may be checked.
Characteristics
1. Very hot days and
cool nights
2. Trees with needleshaped leaves grow
3. Used as farmland
4. Hot and wet all year
5. Permafrost
6. Maple and oak grow
7. Cacti grow
8. Spruce-moose belt
9. Wheat and corn grow
10. No chance of frost
11. No trees grow
12. Trees lose leaves in
fall
13. Animals active at
night
14. Conifers grow
15. “Bread basket” of the
United States
16. Has the greatest
diversity of any biome
17. Caribou live
18. Broad-leafed trees
grow
Tundra
Taiga
Desert
Temperate
Deciduous
Forest
Grassland
Tropical
Rain
Forest
Table 2. Terrestrial Biome Climates
Using the average annual precipitation and temperature range, complete the table by writing
the correct terrestrial biome for each location.
Average Annual
Precipitation
Average Annual
Temperature Range
Land Biome
18 cm
- 20oC – 20o C
1.
52 cm
- 5o C – 12o C
2.
95 cm
10o C – 25o C
3.
220 cm
26o C – 27o C
4.
50 cm
5o C – 22o C
5.
5 cm
25o C – 35o C
6.
Table 3. Characteristics of the Three Forest Biomes
Decide which characteristics refer to the taiga, temperate deciduous forest, or tropical rain
forest. Complete the table by placing a check mark in the correct column.
Characteristics
1. Highest annual precipitation
2. Mostly coniferous trees
3. Temperature warm all year
4. Mostly deciduous trees
5. Trees with resinous sap to prevent freezing
6. Dominant biome in the eastern U. S.
Taiga
Temperate
Deciduous
Forest
Tropical Rain
Forest