Adaptations in the Biomes
Arctic Tundra
P______________ Regions, some m________________________
Thick, ____________________ bodies
very s_____________ growing season
Animals change ___________________ during the winter
long c______ winters
They have layers of _____________ to keep them _____________
little p__________________
They also have ____________ fur
sun is low in sky in w__________
Animals ______________: tundra in the s_____________, woodlands in the w___________
Plants ___________ the ground to p________________ warmth
Top layer of soil is called _______________________. It is frozen year round
Soil is t________
deep layers of snow can provide____________________
Animals and plants in the tundra:
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Boreal Forest
T___________ / T____________________ Rainforest
Located _______________ of the tundra
Long ________________ _________________ and short _________________
_____________________ precipitation
cone shaped __________________ promotes __________________ of snow
needles reduce w_______________ l_________
needles have dark c__________= helps
absorb maximum h__________
Keeping _________________ year round allows __________________________ to start as soon as
it is w______________ e_______________________
Beaver dams help other animals survive because they create:_______________ for other
__________________
Animals and plants of the boreal/coniferous forest:
Temperate Forest
Eastern US, E_____________, C_________, J____________, K____________
Climate is: ____________ and h_____________
**most are gone due to clearing of ______for__________
___month growing season
broad l__________ trees, shrubs, li___________, m____________
leaves change _______________
trees are d________________ in the winter
Animals h______________________
Animals of the temperate forest:
Herbivores
Omnivores
Carnivores
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Temperate Grasslands/ Steppe
In the US, this is the G_______________ P______________
Climate is s___________arid (sometimes dry) w____________ summer, c______ winter
Not enough rain for t________________ to grow
Most precipitation is in the form of s___________ which stays thru the winter for the spring.
Fertile s_________ from the decaying grasses =
Herbivores like to roam and g____________ on the grasses
Animals of the grasslands:
Tropical Savannahs:
Located in A_______________, Au___________________, and S____________ A________________
Seasons are w_________ or d_____________
Very different climate in each season animals like to g________________
Animals of the tropical savannah:
few trees
Herbivores
Carnivores
Hooved mammals
hunt at ________________ when it is c______________
Live in h_________
Also when their p________ is active
Big c____________ are savannah animals
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Deserts
Either very ______________ or very c__________
Low ___________________________ but there is an occasional heavy ____________
Some plants only live during the ____________ season (some live/die in only ___ weeks)
Fl__________________ and e_______________ occurs during the wet season because there is very
little g______________ c________________
No t_______________ cover
Plants have s____________ leaves or cactus pads with s_____________ or t_____________
Waxy covering also prevents w_____________ l______________
Plants also have extensive r_____________ to find water u_____________________
Reptiles are c___________ b__________________
Animals have: light colored ____________ preventing h__________ absorbtion
Many animals are n_____________________ and b_____________________ to avoid heat
Animals have s__________ bodies & long appendages to encourage c_____________(long e______)
Animals of the desert:
Tropical Rainforest
A_____________, South A_________________, Indonesia
Areas all around the e_____________________
Over ½ of all species of p______________ and a_______________ are found here
THICK f_________________ (sometimes 500 types of t______________ in 1 KM)
Sunlight is a major l______________ factor—only 1% of sunlight reaches forest floor because
of the thick c________________ of leaves at the top of the rainforest. Large wide leaves=
Leaves bend in middle=
Climate: h___________ year round, heavy r_________________
On average, 100-150 inches of r___________ a year
Animals have b______________ colors, l___________voices, and eat ___________ of fruit
Many species of b_____________, a________________, r_____________, i______________,
p___________________(apes)
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Aquatic Biomes
Water covers nearly ¾ of the E_____________.
The base of the food chain is p____________________. They are found near the s_____________.
Fish, birds & mammals (whales) eat p___________________. **some m_____________ to find food.
The factors that determine the types of life found are: w_________ de_____, t__________,
c______________, and availability of f_________.
Animals and plants of the aquatic biomes
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Global distribution patterns of plants and animals are determined by the climate,
geography, and geologic conditions.
Biomes contain f___________ (plants) and f______________(animals) that have a_______________ to
the c________________, s______ c_________________, and the amount of s_____________________.
Species s__________________ or p__________________ because they have characteristics that
help them a_________________ to the biome they l____________ in.
Adaptations are the key to s______________________.