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Ch 6 Biomes

Across
The canopy is considered the most diverse layer of the rain forest because of the _____________ species of plants and animals that live there
The temperature in the temperate deciduous forests is ______________, with temperatures ranging from below zero up to 95 degrees F
The tall trees of this layer of the tropical rainforest absorb up to _________ % of the sunlight
Shedding leaves and _____________ stems are examples of plant adaptations for survival within \the deciduous forest
Where the tundra is primarily located
The distance (in degrees) north or south of the equator
Many herbivores of the savanna reduce __________ for food by eating plants of different heights.
The climate in the savanna, grassland, chaparral, desert, and tundra biomes have much less precipitation than the forest biomes, resulting in ___________ species of plants and animals
Plant adaptations include changes in:
Many animals of the tundra shed their brown coats for white coats during the snowy season to __________ them from predators
Biomes are characterized by their ____________, because that determines the other organisms that can live there.
____________ are located on the interior of continents where too little rain falls for trees to grow
The 3 layers of the tropical rainforest are the understory, canopy, and ____________ layer.
Deserts are most often located
Down
The trees of the emergent layer of the tropical rainforest grow and emerge into the __________ sunlight
Altitude is the vertical distance from ___________
The greatest threat to chaparral habitats is ___________ development
The amount of ___________ is a common characteristic of deciduous forests and tropical rain forests
The two most important factors that determine a region's ______________ are precipitation and temperature
A biome is is characterized by climate and certain plant and animal ______________
Many animals of the grasslands _____________ & live protected underground from fire, weather, & predators
Plants that live on trees for support and to get high enough to get sunlight; they also rely on the trees to absorb the water and nutrients that run down the trees after a rain
The ____________ trees of the taiga have seeds that develop into cones
Plants of the _____________ of tropical rainforests must be adapted to survive in the shade
An adaptation of chaparral plants are the ____________ oils that function to promote burning; this increases their chance of survival by killing nearby trees that might be competing for light or space
The tundra is a fragile biome because it contains simple ______________ that are easily disrupted.
Deforestation is a type of habitat ________________
Altitude is related to precipitation and temperature because the higher the altitude,it gets drier and ___________
Millions of ____________ birds breed in the tundra during the summer.
Plants of the savanna have to be able to survive long periods without water because most of the rain falls during the ____ ______
Vegetation in the tundra includes plants that can grow without soil, such as mosses and ___________