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Biomes:
The Secrets of Plants and Animal Survival
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| Directions: Click on the
web address above a set of questions to find the answers. When you
have completed the questions, click on the Back button on the top
left side of the browser to return to this page on the Internet. |
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http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/rforest/index.htm |
1. There are two types of
rainforests. Please name them and tell where each is found.
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| 2. Click on "Types of Rainforest"
on the left side of the web page. Explain what characteristics both
types of rainforests share.
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| 3. Below is a table found on the
website, please fill it in with information |
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Tropical |
Temperate |
| Temperatures |
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| Number of tree species |
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| Types of leaves |
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| Age of trees |
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| Epiphytes (Plants which grow above
the ground) |
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| Decomposition Rate |
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http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/tundra/ |
| 4. Where is a tundra biome found
and what is it like?
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| 5. Write three facts about
a tundra biome.
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http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/desert/ |
| 6. Describe a desert biome?
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| 7. Click on Types of Deserts on
the left side of the web page. Describe each type briefly.
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http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/temp/ |
| 8. Describe a temperate
deciduous forest biome and explain where they are found.
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http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/grasslnd/ |
| 9. Describe what a grassland
biome is like. |
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| 10. Below is a table of the
three types of Grassland biomes. Please describe them. |
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Grass Prairie |
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Mixed Grass Prairie
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Short Grass Prairie |
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11. List some plants and
animals that might be found in each of the biomes. You will have to
use the icons on the top of the page to move to the different biomes.
| Biome |
Plants |
Animals |
| Rainforest |
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| Tundra |
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| Taiga |
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| Desert |
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| Temperate Deciduous
Forest |
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| Grassland |
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Constructed by B Jones Update:
September 11, 2005 |