What’s in a name? Weather or Not Awesome Animals Plant Yourself Think Globally

Question The two alternate names of a coniferous forest

Answer 1 – 10 What are taiga and boreal?

Question The middle word of this biome’s name refers to the annual dropping of tree leaves

Answer 1 – 20 What is the temperate deciduous forest?

Question The general name of this category of biomes means very few trees can survive there

Answer 1 – 30 What are grasslands?

Question The name of this biome is often misspelled as something sweet eaten after a meal

Answer 1 – 40 What is a desert?

Question As indicated by part of its name, this biome has more precipitation than any other land biome.

Answer 1 – 50 What is the tropical rain forest?

Question Usually the hottest and driest of all the land biomes

Answer 2 – 10 What is the desert?

Question Warm in summer, cold in winter, moderate amount of rain makes this forest a peachy place to live!

Answer 2 – 20 What is the temperate deciduous forest?

Question Never really hot, so that the permafrost a few feet below the surface never thaws from its extremely cold winters

Answer 2 – 30 What is the tundra?

Question Warm all year, with no real seasonal changes

Answer 2 – 40 What is the tropical rain forest?

Question Extremely cold in winter, with summers warm enough to support trees and a low amount of precipitation

Answer 2 – 50 What is the taiga? Or boreal or coniferous forest

Question Animals that live here are often nocturnal or have other adaptations to survive the hot dry days

Answer 3 – 10 What is the desert?

Question Because of the open land with much small vegetation, many grazing animals live here.

Answer 3 – 20 What is the grasslands? Or savannah or temperate grasslands

Question Few animals stay active during the winter here; most migrate, hibernate, or have extremely thick fur

Answer 3 – 30 What is the tundra?

Question Because of the layers of life here, some animals may never leave the tree they were born in, while others never see the sun on the forest floor.

Answer 3 – 40 What is the tropical rain forest?

Question Animals that live in this forest must be able to adapt to cold winters with some days below freezing, but also to hot summers.

Answer 3 – 50 What is the temperate deciduous forest?

Question Plants that live here must be able to survive on very little rainfall; plants are usually small and have no leaves

Answer 4 – 10 What is the desert?

Question Beautiful forests of fir, spruce, and other needled trees live here.

Answer 4 – 20 What is the taiga/boreal/coniferous forest?

Question Brightly colored flowers, trees whose branches reach up toward the sun, and vines growing on the forest floor are common in this many-layered forest.

Answer 4 – 30 What is the tropical rain forest?

Question Plants which live here usually live only a few months out of the year, since the growing season is very short.

Answer 4 – 40 What is the tundra?

Question This biome is named after its main, low-water plant.

Answer 4 – 50 What are grasslands?

Question This biome is named for its location, which is almost always close to the equator.

Answer 5 – 10 What is the tropical rain forest?

Question This biome is found either near the poles or on top of high mountains.

Answer 5 – 20 What is the tundra?

Question Much of Canada is covered by this forest biome.

Answer 5 – 30 What is the taiga/coniferous forest/boreal?

Question Much of northern Africa is covered by a huge example of this biome.

Answer 5 – 40 What is the desert?

Question The midwestern United States grows lots of wheat, rye, and other grains in this biome.

Answer 5 – 50 What are grasslands?