KidsKonnect: Biomes Biomes The World's Biomes World Biomes

Aquatic	Tropical Rainforest	Grassland	Deserts	Taiga:  Coniferous Forest	Deciduous Forest	Tundra
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Here's your chance to see how much you already know about the biomes! Answer the questions listed below. Take the letter that falls on the red line for each word and place in on the corresponding number in the Answer Box at the bottom of the page. If you are having trouble answering a question, go to the sites listed under each biome (in the chart right above these directions) and see if you can find the answer. When you're all finished, click of the Solutions button at the bottom of the page. Good luck!

1. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ cover one fifth of the earth's surface and occur where rainfall is less than 20 inches a year and the summer temperatures often reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. 2. The grasslands of North America are called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . 3. The coldest biome is the _ _ _ _ _ _ .  4. The deciduous forest biome has four _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . 5. _ _ _ _ _ makes up the largest part of the earth covering over 75% of its surface. 6. Another name for a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tree is pine tree or evergreen tree. 7. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ means that plants lose their leaves every year and grow them back. 8. Animals that live in the temperate deciduous forest must be able to adapt to the changing seasons. Some animals in this biome migrate or _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the winter. 9. High daytime temperatures and low nighttime temperatures make survival in the _ _ _ _ _ _ biome very difficult. 10. Long severe winters and short summers are characteristic of the _ _ _ _ _ _ biome. 11. A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is another name for a tropical grassland. 12. One unique characteristic of the Arctic tundra is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , ground that is permanently frozen. 13. Desert plants, such as cacti, have a special means of storing and conserving water. These plants are called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. 14. The _ _ _ _ _ in a biome is the animal life. 15. The _ _ _ _ _ in a biome is the plant life. 16. The tundra has low _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , with less than 10 inches per year, and dry winds. 17. Tropical rainforests are found close to the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . 18. Lichen, moss, ferns, wildflowers and other small _ _ _ _ _ _ can be found on the forest floor. 19. The _ _ _ _ of most grasslands is also too thin and dry for trees to survive. 20. The _ _ _ _ _ is the world's largest biome.