- 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.
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- 2. The grasslands
of North America are called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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- 3. The coldest
biome is the _ _ _ _ _ _
.
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- 4. The deciduous
forest biome has four _ _
_ _ _ _ _ .
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- 5. _ _ _ _ _ makes up the largest
part of the earth covering over 75% of its surface.
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- 6. Another name
for a _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ tree is pine tree
or evergreen tree.
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- 7. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
means that
plants lose their leaves every year and grow them back.
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- 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.
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- 10. Long severe
winters and short summers are characteristic of the _ _
_ _ _ _ biome.
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- 11. A _ _ _ _
_ _ _
is another
name for a tropical grassland.
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- 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _.
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- 14. The _ _ _
_ _ in a biome is the animal
life.
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- 15. The _ _ _ _ _ in a biome is the plant life.
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- 16. The tundra
has low _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ , with less than 10 inches per year, and dry winds.
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- 17. Tropical rainforests
are found close to the _ _ _ _ _ _
_ .
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- 18. Lichen, moss,
ferns, wildflowers and other small _ _
_ _ _ _ can be found on the forest floor.
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- 19. The _ _ _ _ of most grasslands is also
too thin and dry for trees to survive.
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- 20. The _ _ _ _ _ is the world's largest biome.
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