1. What biome do these climate graphs represent?

3. Answer: Rainforest

5. Answer: Coniferous Forest

7. Answer: Deciduous Forest

9. Answer: Tundra

10. What is this? community a group of plants and animals living and interacting with one another in a specific region under relatively similar environmental conditions

11. Define biosphere The part of the earth and its atmosphere in which living organisms exist or that is capable of supporting life.

12. Finish these sentences: 1.A diagram that shows how the energy flows from one organism to another is called a trophic pyramid. 2. Any relationships where two species live closely together is called symbiosis. 3. a relationship between two species in which one organism benefits, and the other is unaffected is called commensalism. 4. A relationship between two species in which both organisms benefit is called mutualism.

13. Give one example of each: 1. Mutualism: Stomach bacteria and humans 2. Commensalism: Remoras and sharks 3. Predation: Hyenas and lions

14. Name These Biomes! 1.___________ is found on the coastline regions, and are characterized by dense shrubs and grasses. The climate is hot and dry in the summer and rainy in the winter, with low precipitation (overall). This is where wine country is located in California. 2.__________ are open, grassy regions with very few trees. There’s not much rains so the climate is mostly dry. Inhabitants include lions, elephants, zebras, and antelopes. 3.__________ have high levels of rainfall and humidity. Trees, plants and shrubs grow in the spring and summer seasons, then become dormant in the winter. Wolves, birds, squirrels and foxes are examples of animals that live here.

15. Name These Biomes! 1.Chaparral is found on the coastline regions, and are characterized by dense shrubs and grasses. The climate is hot and dry in the summer and rainy in the winter, with low precipitation (overall). This is where wine country is located in California. 2.Savannas are open, grassy regions with very few trees. There’s not much rains so the climate is mostly dry. Inhabitants include lions, elephants, zebras, and antelopes. 3.Temperate deciduous forests have high levels of rainfall and humidity. Trees, plants and shrubs grow in the spring and summer seasons, then become dormant in the winter. Wolves, birds, squirrels and foxes are examples of animals that live here.

16. Multiple Choice 1.Which biome would a farmer have the best chance of growing corn and wheat? A) Temperate Grasslands B) Coniferous forest C) Chaparral 2.Which biome does the cougar live on? A) Boreal forest B) Tropical Rainforest C) Tundra 3.Which biome contains trees that provide shelter for many, MANY different animals A) Coniferous Forest B) Temperate Grasslands C) Tropical Rainforest

17. Multiple Choice 1.Which biome would a farmer have the best chance of growing corn and wheat? A) Temperate Grasslands B) Coniferous forest C) Chaparral 2.Which biome does the cougar live on? A) Boreal forest B) Tropical Rainforest C) Tundra 3.Which biome contains trees that provide shelter for many, MANY different animals A) Coniferous Forest B) Temperate Grasslands C) Tropical Rainforest

18. Which biomes are these? 1.This biome is located at high altitudes. Alpine Tundra 2. This biome is located in the northern hemisphere. It is the largest terrestrial biome. Boreal Coniferous Forest (Taiga) 3. This biome is located closest to the equator Tropical Rainforest

19. Where am I? 1.I can see for miles and miles over the grasses. Temperate Grasslands 2. I am going on a skiing vacation in Canada. Temperate Deciduous Forest 3. I am going on a safari here! Savanna

20. Name these biomes 1.__________ include a lot of shrubs. 2.__________ include short plants that bunch together to protect themselves from the cold climate. 3.__________ includes a variety of grasses and no trees 4.__________ predominantly includes flora like pine trees and balsam fir.

21. Name these biomes 1.Chaparrals include a lot of shrubs. 2.Tundras include short plants that bunch together to protect themselves from the cold climate. 3.Temperate grasslands includes a variety of grasses and no trees. 4.Coniferous forests predominantly includes flora like pine trees and balsam fir.

22. What are these? 1. ______________ are some of the richest, darkest, and most fertile soils and are found in ____________. 2. ______________ are plants that can store water, like cactus. 3. _____________ is a layer of permanently frozen soil. 4. A ____________ is the tree layer that acts as a roof over the _________ biome. 5. _____________ are consistently 4 degrees Celsius at the bottom, and are located in the ___________________ biome.

23. What are these? 1. Black chernozemic soil are some of the richest, darkest, and most fertile soils and are found in temperate grasslands. 2. Succulents are plants that can store water, like cactus. 3. Permafrost is a layer of permanently frozen soil. 4. A canopy is the tree layer that acts as a roof over the tropical rainforest biome. 5. Ponds and lakes are consistently 4 degrees Celsius at the bottom, and are located in the freshwater biome.