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Desert and Tundra Biomes

Last updated almost 3 years ago
23 questions
Read the passage on Desert and Tundra biomes then answer the questions.
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What factor helps classify a desert?

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Which specific type of desert gets the largest amount of rainfall?

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Why are there very few large mammals in deserts?

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What do the underground burrows insulate the animals from?

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In the cacti, where does the photosynthetic activity occur?

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Why do plants open their stomata only at night?

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What type of plants do not grow in the Tundra?

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What is the permanently frozen layer of soil called?

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Why do plants form in short clumps?

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What is one adaptation of the animals of the Tundra?

Use the website switchzoo.com/bb/ to work through the next questions.
Read the first page, then click on the Blue highlighted word “Next.”
Read the second page, then click on the Red highlighted word “Play”.
Choose Build the Tundra. Read the paragraph and answer the questions.
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Why can no trees grow in the Tundra?

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What factor causes the alpine tundra to be so cold?

Click on “Build it.” under the paragraph. Choose the correct type of plant found in the Tundra and click on it. Read the information to see if you are correct.
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If correct, in the "Correct!" paragraph, what are two of the four types of plants listed that can grow in the Tundra?

Now, click on “Next”.
Click on an animal that lives in the Tundra. If correct, click on “other animals of this biome”.
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Which was two of the animals in the “other animals of this biome” list?

Click Next. Choose the amount of yearly rainfall.
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What was the description of the Yearly Rainfall that is now in the top right?

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Click Next. Click on correct Temperature Range. Read the information. In the "Correct!" box, how low can the temperature go?

Click Next. Click on Build another Biome. Choose Desert.
Read the paragraph and answer the questions.
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What is the one characteristic that all types of deserts have in common?

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What fraction of the world's land is desert?

Click on "Build it." under the paragraph. Choose the correct type of plant found in the Desert and click on it. Read the information to see if you are correct.
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If correct, in the "Correct!" paragraph, what are the three types of plants mentioned?

Click on "Next". Click on an animal that lives in the Desert. If correct, click on "Other Animals of this Biome."
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What are three of the animals in this list?

Click Next. Choose the amount of yearly rainfall.
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What was the description of the Yearly Rainfall that is now in the top right?

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Click Next. Click on correct Temperature Range. Read the information. In the "Correct!" box, why are the nights very cold in the desert?

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Click next. Look to the very right in the orange rectangle labeled "Hot and Dry Desert". What is the description of the Temperature?