HS BIO 3.2: Terrestrial Biomes

Question 1

Characterized by deciduous & evergreen trees w/ dry season; most trees shed leaves to conserve water in dry-season

Accepted Answer

tropical seasonal forest

Question 2

Climate characteristics, plant life, and animal life vary depending on elevation

Accepted Answer

mountainous areas

Question 3

Fertile soils, can support thick grass-cover; drought, grazing animals, and fires prevent from becoming "forests"

Accepted Answer

temperate grassland

Question 4

Other factors affecting weather/climate/biomes

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 5

AVERAGE weather conditions in an area (LONG periods of time)

Accepted Answer

climate

Question 6

Treeless biome w/ permafrost; Northern Europe, NA, and Siberia; constant cycles of freezing and thawing

Accepted Answer

tundra

Question 7

Weather and climate are more heavily influenced by

Accepted Answer

latitude

Question 8

Any area in which the annual rate of evaporation exceeds the rate of precipitation

Accepted Answer

desert

Question 9

AKA: "Taiga"

Accepted Answer

boreal forest

Question 10

Not true biomes because there is no soil present, just ice

Accepted Answer

polar regions

Question 11

Have broad-leaved deciduous trees that lose their leaves in autumn-months; experiences all 4 seasons

Accepted Answer

temperate forest

Question 12

Warm temperatures and large amounts of rainfall; most diverse of all land biomes; tall trees w/ broad leaves

Accepted Answer

tropical rainforest

Question 13

UV light strikes Earth most directly at the ________

Accepted Answer

equator

Question 14

Which of the following characterizes a biome?

Accepted Answer

precipitation, plants, animals, temperature

Question 15

Small trees and mixed shrub communities; Mediterranean Sea, west coasts of NA & SA, South Africa, and Australia

Accepted Answer

temperate woodland & shrubland

Question 16

The distance north or south from the equator

Accepted Answer

latitude

Question 17

The Short-term condition of the atmosphere at a specific place and time

Accepted Answer

weather

Question 18

Supports penguins, whales, seals, krill, polar bears, etc

Accepted Answer

polar regions

Question 19

AKA "Northern Coniferous Forest"; longer & warmer summers than tundra; permafrost DOES NOT form

Accepted Answer

taiga/boreal forest

Question 20

The hole in our ozone layer and climate change are two major ways ______ are affecting Earth's climate

Accepted Answer

humans

Questions 20