Earth's Biomes

Question 1

Analyze the photo below and answer the question that follows. Photo by Andrei Taranchenko Imagine that you're moving to a new home in Arizona, near the area shown in this photo. Your new area has a warm climate. It's also very dry, and it receives little rainfall. Animals have learned how to survive without many sources of water, and plants have learned to adapt to intense summers with high temperatures.In this situation, which of the Earth's biomes would you be living in?A. marineB. desertC. coniferous forestD. tundra Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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B

Question 2

What is the best way to define the word biome? A. A biome is a group of areas that are located at similar latitudes. B. A biome is a group of areas that receive similar amounts of rainfall. C. A biome is a group of areas that support similar communities of plants and animals. D. A biome is a group of areas that are located at same elevation. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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C

Question 3

Describe the Earth’s two forest biomes (coniferous and deciduous). How are these two biomes different from one another? Explain your answer in at least three sentences.

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Coniferous forests are dominated by trees that produce cones and usually have needle-shaped leaves that remain on the trees year-round. Deciduous forests are dominated by broad-leaved trees that lose their leaves during part of the year, often in autumn. Coniferous forests are commonly found in colder regions, while deciduous forests often occur in regions with warmer summers and distinct seasons.

Question 4

What is a biome? In a short paragraph of at least three or four sentences, explain how areas can be grouped together into biomes.

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A biome is a large region characterized by a particular climate and by the plants and animals adapted to it. Areas can be grouped into the same biome when they have similar environmental conditions, especially temperature and precipitation. Those conditions support similar kinds of vegetation and wildlife, even when the areas are far apart. Biomes help describe broad patterns of life across Earth.

Question 5

Analyze the photos below and answer the question that follows. Photos by Jeff Gunn, Carsten Niehaus, and Matthew Romack Identify the biome shown in the photographs above. In a short paragraph, explain at least three of its characteristics.

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The biome shown is a tropical rainforest. Tropical rainforests are warm and humid year-round and receive heavy rainfall. They have dense, layered evergreen vegetation and support an exceptionally wide variety of plants and animals, including parrots.

Question 6

What are the three most important factors that affect the Earth's biomes?A. climate, latitude, and elevationB. latitude, temperature, and longitudeC. elevation, altitude, and latitudeD. rainfall, temperature, and climate Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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A

Question 7

Analyze the photos below and answer the question that follows.Photos by Bogomolov.PL, Robert Gibboni III, and Brian Dell The three lizards in the photos above live thousands of miles away from each other. In fact, they are all from different continents! However, they all live in the same biome. In a short paragraph of at least three sentences, explain why this is the case.

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Biomes are classified by shared climate and characteristic plant and animal life, not by continent. These lizards live in desert environments found on different continents, where rainfall is low and vegetation is sparse. They have adaptations that help them survive in similar dry conditions, even though they live thousands of miles apart.

Question 8

Analyze the photos below and answer the question that follows. Photos by Don DeBold, Jairo S. Feris Delgado, and Ammodramus The photographs above show Earth’s grassland biome. In a short paragraph, explain at least three of the biome’s characteristics.

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Grasslands are wide, mostly open areas where grasses are the dominant plants and trees are relatively scarce. They generally receive enough rainfall to support grasses but not enough for dense forests, and they may experience seasonal droughts and fires. Grasslands also support large grazing animals such as buffalo, along with predators such as coyotes.

Question 9

Read the sentence below and answer the question that follows. A biome can support many different species. What is the best way to define the word underlined in the sentence above? A. smaller regions within a biome B. periods of time without rainfall C. types of climate D. unique life-forms Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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D

Question 10

Northwestern Russia is an area in a polar climate zone. The temperatures here are cold all year! During winter, there are days where this area receives only a few hours of sunlight. Plants and animals are adapting to these unique challenges. Which of the Earth's biomes is shown in this description?A. grasslandB. coniferous forestC. tundraD. desert Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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C

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