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Biomes of the World. Team Trivia Challenge. By: Melody Anne Pickering. Round 1. Round 1. Question 1. Areas on the earth with similar climate, plants, and animals are called ____________________. Biomes. Round 1. Question 2.
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Biomes of the World Team Trivia Challenge By: Melody Anne Pickering
Round 1 Question 1 Areas on the earth with similar climate, plants, and animals are called ____________________.
Round 1 Question 2 This biome is also known as coniferous forest.
Round 1 Question 3 Where can grasslands be found?
Round 1 Bonus Question List the 6 terrestrial biomes
Taiga Temperate forest Grasslands Desert Rainforest Tundra
Round 2 Question 1 What are the defining factors of a rain forest?
Round 2 Question 2 Plants and animals that live in a specific biome are __________________________________________________ for that area.
Round 2 Question 3 What are coniferous trees?
Round 2 Bonus Question List the two types of rainforest. List the “main” difference and one other difference.
Tropical and temperate Location tropicaltemperate warm cool hundreds of tree species few tree species Broadleaf trees trees with needles Trees aged 50-100 yrs trees 500-1000 yrs Many different epiphytes moss and ferns Rapid decomposition slow decomp
Round 3 Question 1 What is an epiphyte?
A plant that grows non-parasitically upon another plant (such as a tree).
Round 3 Question 2 What is the biome we are located in?
Round 3 Question 3 In order to adapt to the intense heat of the sun, many desert animals are ________________.
Round 3 Bonus Question What are the two reasons that trees don’t grow in the tundra?
Permafrost Short growing season
Round 4 Question 1 What gives a rainforest its “jungly” appearance?
Round 4 Question 2 What adaptations do desert plants have?
They are specially adapted to collect and store water and to prevent water loss.
Round 4 Question 3 What makes something tropical?
Being located near the equator between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
Round 4 Bonus Question Describe the Tundra. How much of the earth is covered by Tundra?
The coldest biome Covers 1/5 of the Earth’s surface