Biomes | ||
#1 | this biome has the greatest variety of plants and animals | Rain Forest |
#2 | this biome has the fewest number of plants and animals | Tundra |
#3 | This biome has leaves that shed | Deciduous Forest |
#4 | This biome has large roaming grazing animals | Grasslands |
#5 | this biome has lots of evergreen trees | Taiga |
Vocabulary | ||
#1 | this a layer of permanently frozen soil found in the tundra | permafrost |
#2 | This is the top layer of the rainforest | canopy |
#3 | this is where the waves lap the shore and tides rise and fall | Intertidal zone |
#4 | This is the process by which plants make food from sunlight | photosynthesis |
#5 | This is the word that means plants and animals need each other | interdependence |
animals | ||
#1 | One single organism is called | individual |
#2 | A group of individuals of the same species | population |
#3 | A group of populations living in the same environment | Community |
#4 | The plants and animals in their physical enviornment is called | Ecosystem |
#5 | a large scale ecosystem | biome |
Food Chains | ||
#1 | These are usually at the bottom of the food chain | Producers |
#2 | An animal that eats a producer is called | 1st level consumer (or herbivore) |
#3 | an animal that eats an herbivore is called | 2nd level consumer (or carnivore) |
#4 | animals that eat plants and meat are called | Omnivores |
#5 | These break down the tissue of dead organisms | decomposers |
Miscelaneous | ||
#1 | this biome has very few plants on the ground because sunlight can't reach | Rain Forest |
#2 | this biome has plants with roots close to the surface of the soil and thick stems on plants | desert |
#3 | These get their energy from the sun | Producers |
#4 | This is a series of food chains | food web |
#5 | The number of animals that live in a place depend on what | The number of producers (plants) |
Final Question | |
The plants and animals that live in a biome depend on what three things? | Climate, soil, and rainfall |