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GLOBAL BIOGEOGRAPHY

BIOMES OF OUR EARTH

The following questions are to be answered based on your self guided research. The answers can
be obtained from the videos :

BIOMES OF OUR EARTH : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnPGdJGV-0o

1. A large geographic area with distinctive communities of plants and animals adapting to their
environment
is called a _________
a. biome b. acetone c. isotope d. genome

2. Generally ___________ biomes are named after vegetation and _____________ biomes are
named after their physical features
a. Terrestrial / aquatic b. aquatic/terrestrial c. terrestrial/terrestrial d. aquatic /aquatic

3. Each biome is characterized by a particular type of:


a. Climate b. Vegetation c. Animal life d. All of the above

4. This biome lies around the equator and is known for the abundant rainfall, plant and animal
life is
called :
a. Temperate rain forest b. Tropical rain Forest c. Sub Tropical evergreen forest d. Mid latitude
deciduous forest

5. This biome is present between approximately 15 degree to 30 degree latitudes and is


characterized
by less than 10 inches of annual rainfall.
a. Sub tropical evergreen b. mid latitude deciduous c. desert d. tropical rain forest

6. This biome is found approximately 60 degrees north or south of the equator and is
characterized by cold winters and warm summers and abundant rainfall throughout the year.
a. Tropical Rainforest b. Temperate Deciduous c. Desert d. Subtropical Evergreen

7. The process of water loss in trees is called


a. photosynthesis b. respiration c. transpiration d. evaporation

8. Trees that lose their leaves are called _________ trees


a. evergreen b. succulents c. phreatophytes d. deciduous
9. This biome is present in areas where precipitation is too sparse to allow tree growth but never
falls below 10 inches annually is called:
a. Grassland b. Deciduous c. Desert d. Temperate Evergreen forest

10. Grassland biomes are also called ___________ in North America


a. Veldt b. Prairies c. Steppes d. Pampas

11. __________________ is part of the temperate shrub land biome characterized by short
woody plants with simple evergreen thick leaves
a. Chaparral b. Prairies c. Desert d. Veldt
12. Temperate Rainforest Biome found in the state of California have giant _______________
trees
a. Sandalwood b. Oak c. Birch d. Redwood

13. Northern Coniferous forests are also called the __________. The word has Siberian origin
a. Tundra b. Redwood c. Taiga d. Grassland

14. This is a treeless biome of the northern regions characterized by permafrost. The name in
Russian means treeless plains of northern regions.
a. Tundra b. Taiga c. Grassland d. Veldt

15. In the open ocean microscopic plant organisms present are called :
a. phytoplankton b. zooplankton c. phreatophytes d. succulents

MUST WATCH VIDEO SERIES QUESTIONS BASED ON VIDEOS ON BIOMES :


Aquatic Biomes: https://fod-infobase-
com.deanza.idm.oclc.org/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=29770&tScript=0

Desert Biomes: https://fod-infobase-com.deanza.idm.oclc.org/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=29771

Grassland Biome: https://fod-infobase-com.deanza.idm.oclc.org/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=29772

Rainforest Biome: https://fod-infobase-com.deanza.idm.oclc.org/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=29773

Tundra Biome: https://fod-infobase-


com.deanza.idm.oclc.org/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=29774&tScript=0
Please watch the videos and fill in the blanks. Some blanks may need multiple words or
sentences

AQUATIC BIOME
1. Scientists believe that it was in water that ____________________ came together millions of
years ago to
create the earliest forms of life on Earth.
2. It is this specific set of variables to which plants and animals __________ that creates each
of the
different biomes and makes them each unique. These four variables I'm talking about are -
____________________________________________________________________________
___________
____________________________________________________________________________
___________
________________________________________________
3. Aquatic biomes can be broken down into two basic types_____________________ and
__________________
4. Freshwater biomes include
______________________________________________________.
5. Marine biomes are _______________________________. The water we need to survive, or
fresh water,
is defined as water that has a salt concentration of less than _______.
6. While water covers most of the earth, only _____ of the world's water is fresh.
7. Offshore, where the water is deeper, the surface area is called the limnetic zone.
Here, the water is still warmed by the sun, supporting lots of tiny, slow-moving life forms-
- plant life in the form of _________________ and animal life in the form of
__________________.
8. Finally, beneath the limnetic zone is the profundal ozone-- the deep end. Here, the water is
darker and
colder. The remains from the creatures above settle here after they die and are consumed by
organisms
called __________________. Because most ponds and lakes are isolated from other bodies of
water, the
introduction of different species from new locations is limited or nonexistent.
9. Where the two bodies meet is called the ____________ of the river or stream.
10. Early on in its journey, as the water moves swiftly from the heights, it's clear and contains
high levels of
________________ .
11. Wetlands are areas of standing water that support aquatic life and can be either _______ or
__________.
12. Most people use the words ocean and sea interchangeably
but technically, a sea is a large body of saltwater which is mostly __________.
13. _________ is composed of the skeleton of a variety of small animals

DESERT BIOMES
1. The largest desert lies in North Africa, the _________
2. In South Africa there's the __________ and in Asia, the __________Desert.
3. In North America you'll find the ________, the _________, and the __________.
4. A desert is any place where the precipitation is ____________ inches per year.
5. At night, _____________ in the air would normally act like a blanket insulating the land and
holding in the
day's heat.
6. In the Sahara, daytime temperatures can reach ________ degrees Fahrenheit
7. In general, there are two types, a ____________ desert and a ________ desert.
8. A good example of a rain shadow desert is the _____________ of the American Southwest
9. ________________ is a measurement of the distance to the north or the south of the
equator.
10. Most of the world's deserts lie between ____________north latitude, and between ______
south
latitude.

GRASSLAND BIOME
1. __________ are the world's breadbasket, and civilization couldn't exist without them
2. Grasslands are the transitional zones between _________ and __________ environments
3. A grassland gets more than ____ inches but less than _____ inches of rain each year.
4. A few of the names given to grasslands around the world include
_______________________, and
__________. There are two primary divisions-- __________ and __________. These divisions
are
determined by climate
5. Air temperature ranges from about ______ to _______ degrees Fahrenheit.
6. Annual rainfall is from ______ to ______ inches.
7. ______________ is a vital part of the natural cycle in the grassland environment.
8. There are three factors that influence growth--
______________________________________.
9. in areas where there's less water, the grass is __________
10. ____________eat the herbivores, which keeps the grazing animals from overgrazing and
permanently
damaging the grasslands.

RAINFOREST BIOME
1. Rainforests only cover about ______ of the earth's surface.
2. The world's largest temperate rainforest is found in ___________
3. The Hoh Rainforest on the state of ___________ Olympic Peninsula receives an average
annual rainfall
of _______ inches.
4. Rainforests that lie closest to the ___________may have no seasons at all.
5. First, at the very tops of the highest trees, is the ___________ layer. This layer describes the
parts of the
largest trees which rise above the average height of the forest. These trees may be 130 to 250
feet high.
6. The next highest layer is the ________. Heights can be from 65 to 130 feet. This layer is one
of the
densest parts of the forest.
7. Just ______ of the light which strikes the canopy may reach the ground.
8. At the darkest depths of the forest floor, where there's little to no sunlight, there are some
plants that
don't
require photosynthesis to grow. These plants, knows as _______________, gather nutrients by
osmosis
from the decayed vegetation.
9. The word ________ comes from the Greek word epi, meaning upon, and phyton, meaning
plant. They
grow on other plants. They begin life already high in the canopy, where their seeds or spores
are dropped
by birds or the wind. These air plants can include plants as diverse as cacti, orchids, lichens,
mosses,
and ferns.
10. ____________ is one of the most successful defense strategies in the rainforest

TUNDRA BIOME
1. The word “tundra” is ________ and means __________
2. There are two classifications of tundra-- ______ and ________.
3. In the Tundra, because of the ____________, drainage is limited.
4. Arctic tundra has annual precipitation of less than _____ inches.
5. During the height of the arctic summer, the sun doesn't set, and the sky is light _______
hours a day.
6. During these long days, the top layer of the tundra will thaw from a few inches to perhaps
several feet.
This is called the _______ layer.
7. The ground below the active level never thaws. This is called ___________.
8. Alpine tundra is a result of the land's ________ rather than its ___________.
9. At its warmest, the temperature rarely gets above ____ degrees Fahrenheit.
10. Lichens are not actually a _____ plant. They are ____ organisms living together. One is an
_____, and
the other a _____.
11. The algae make food by __________ .
12. The _________ the leaves, the more the plant is able to absorb and retain the heat from
sunlight.
13. Brown bears tend to be __________. They eat fish, as we've seen, as well as berries and
fresh shoots.
Please answer the questions in the above section based on the videos recommended.

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