World Biomes

All of the following are names for grasslands EXCEPT

What is the term for a grassland that has scattered clumps of trees and seasonal rains?

During what time are most desert animals active?

Term for the shallow zone of a lake or pond where light reaches the bottom and nurtures plants?

Which of the following land biomes has the greatest biodiversity?

Term for large area determined by climate and organisms living there

What is the term for streams that join larger streams to eventually form a river?

What is the term for a wetland ecosystem in which shrubs and trees grow?

All of the following are types of forest biomes EXCEPT

Which of the following terms is used to describe plants that shed their leaves?

What is the term for a treeless wetland where plants such as grasses grow?

Term for the rootlike structures that organisms use to attach themselves in intertidal areas?

What is the term for a treeless plain found at the poles and mountain tops that is cold?

Which of the following zones contains the shallowest water in an ocean?

What is the term for the layer of soil that always stays frozen?

What type of organisms are coral?

In what ocean is the Sargasso Sea located?

All of the following are freshwater ecosystems EXCEPT

What is the term for an area where freshwater from rivers mixed with salt water from the ocean?

In what type of structures do coniferous trees produce their seeds?

What is the term for the mass of microscopic organisms that float freely in water?

Which of the following zones contains the deepest water in an ocean?

In what part of the rainforest do most animals live?