biomes quiz h bio

tropical dry forest

rainy season followed by long dry season, warm all year round

dense and tall deciduous trees

monkeys, deer, large cats, more mammals

ex: santa rosa

arctic tundra

very cold, windy, soil frozen, bare and rocky

low growing plants, moss

reindeer, polar beers, arctic foxes

ex: northern alaska

chapparal

mild wet winters, hot dry summers

ex: california

hardy evergreen shrubs in danger of wildfure

desert

ex: southwest USA

dry, some hot some cold

cactus, tough plants

nocturnal animals

savanna

ex: east africa

wet and dry seasons

widely spaced trees, grass for grazing

taiga/boreal forest

ex: canada

large temp range

temperate deciduous forest

eastern USA

cold winters, warm summers humid

trees that lose their leaves, high diversity of animals

temperate grassland

midwest usa

cold winters warm summers

grasses, grazing animals like buffalo

temperate rainforest

ex: pacific nw usa

heavy rainfall, moderate temp

evergreen trees, elk, beavers, raccoons, cougars, bears

tropical rainforest

amazon

heavy rainfall warm hot temp

largest biodiversity

estuaries

river flows into sea

transition between fresh water rivers to sea salt water

nesting sites for fish, migratory birds

coral reef

ex: great barrier reef

warm shallow, clear, sunny, sensitive to water changes

more diverse

marine

70% of earth surface

high salt content

large marine mammals, phytoplankton and zooplankton

freshwater (lake river pond streams)

low salt content

freshwater

algae, green plants, fish, insects

wetlands

ex: florida everglades

swamps, marshes

humid, moist, some fresh some salt

pond lillies, cattails, plants adapted to very moist conditions