Unit 6.4 Land Biomes

3. Within each biome are smaller areas called ________.
5. Most biomes reach across huge areas of _______.
7. Taiga is also called the _______ forest.
9. A grassland biome can contain areas of small shrubs and ________.
10. A biome is a ________ of Earth where the climate determines the types of plants that live there.
12. ________ is the main abiotic factor that characterizes a biome.
13. Many desert animals are active only at _______.
15. Desert biomes are very ______.
16. Tropical rainforests are located near the Earth's ______.

1. Taiga plants include _________ trees, which are trees that that have evergreen, needlelike leaves.
2. The ground in the tundra biome contains permafrost, a thick layer of permanently _______ soil beneath the surface.
4. Plants and animals in the desert biome have adaptations that let them _______ water.
6. The types of organisms that can live in a biome depend on the biomes climate and other abiotic, or ______, factors.
8. Abiotic factors affect which organisms can _____ in a biome.
11. Some deserts receive _____ than 8 cm of precipitation each year.
14. The ______ biome has low average temperatures and very little precipitation.