1. Biomes
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2. What’s in a name?
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3. Question
The two alternate names of a coniferous forest

4. Answer 1 – 10
What are taiga and boreal?

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

6. Answer 1 – 20
What is the temperate deciduous forest?

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

8. Answer 1 – 30
What are grasslands?

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

10. Answer 1 – 40
What is a desert?

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

12. Answer 1 – 50
What is the tropical rain forest?

13. Question
Usually the hottest and driest of all the land biomes

14. Answer 2 – 10
What is the desert?

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

16. Answer 2 – 20
What is the temperate deciduous forest?

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

18. Answer 2 – 30
What is the tundra?

19. Question
Forest that is warm all year, with no real seasonal changes

20. Answer 2 – 40
What is the tropical rain forest?

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

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

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

24. Answer 3 – 10
What is the desert?

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

26. Answer 3 – 20
What is the grasslands? Or savanna or temperate grasslands

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

28. Answer 3 – 30
What is the tundra?

29. 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.

30. Answer 3 – 40
What is the tropical rain forest?

31. 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.

32. Answer 3 – 50
What is the temperate deciduous forest?

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

34. Answer 4 – 10
What is the desert?

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

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

37. 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.

38. Answer 4 – 30
What is the tropical rain forest?

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

40. Answer 4 – 40
What is the tundra?

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

42. Answer 4 – 50
What are grasslands?

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

44. Answer 5 – 10
What is the tropical rain forest?

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

46. Answer 5 – 20
What is the tundra?

47. Question
Much of Canada is covered by this forest biome.

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

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

50. Answer 5 – 40
What is the desert?

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

52. Answer 5 – 50
What are grasslands?