Woodland Spring Flowers 
Woodland Spring Flowers
The following questions are all based on the student projects that have been posted at the World Wide Biome Project. Careful examination of the various projects will help you answer these questions. Direct links to each page, to help you find answers, can be found at the bottom of this page.
1. Climatograms summarize what information about a biome?
2a. In what ways are the climatograms of the desert biome similar to those of the boreal coniferous biome?
b. In what ways are the climatograms of the desert biome different than the boreal coniferous biome?
c. Why is the boreal coniferous biome sometimes referred to as an "arctic desert"?
3a. Explain how trees in the boreal coniferous biome are well adapted to their very dry climate and state why these adaptations are necessary.
b. What other biome has trees that show similar adaptations?
4. The common rabbit/hare of the temperate deciduous biome is the cottontail rabbit. The common hare/rabbit of the boreal coniferous biome is the snowshoe hare. What characteristics do each animal have that are advantageous to their biome?
5. Kenya and Arizona are both very warm areas. How are their climates similar and different?
6. Examine the climatogram of Kenya. Describe its temperature profile. Why does it have the shape that it does?
7. The antarctic has a very unusual temperature profile, compared to all the other biomes. Describe the profile and explain why it has this shape.
8a. How have cacti adapted their leaves to reduce water loss?
b. What part of the plant now photosynthesizes?
9. Why are temperate deciduous soils very rich with nutrients and antarctic soils low in nutrients?
10. If an organism was to die and decompose, in which biome would decomposition be the fastest, and why would it be fast?
11a. The Antarctic is an unusual biome. Where do most of the food chains exist?
b. Why do they exist where they do?
c. What is the starting plant in most of the large food chains in the antarctic?
12. What causes the differences in climate, plant life and animal life in the 3 studies of the desert biome?
13a. In the Kenya study, many plants were found in which specific parts of the plants had specific uses. Name 3 plants, the part of the plant used, and the use of that part.
b. How do the conclusions of this study reflect the data that they found?
14. How do biodiversity differ in a naturally regenerated forest and a human replanted forest differ?
15. Use the World Climate site http://www.worldclimate.com/worldclimate/index.htm and type in the name of a city close to where you live. This will give you access to weather data for your biome. Use a spread sheeting program, or graph paper, to create a climatogram for your area.
Boreal Coniferous Biome Canada
Boreal Coniferous Biome Alaska
Desert Biome (Lower Sonoran Desert)
Desert Biome (Transition Zone)
Desert Biome (Coniferous Forest)
Temperate Deciduous Biome Canada (Forest)
Temperate Deciduous Biome Canada (Forest 2)
Temperate Deciduous Biome Canada (Stream)
Teachers can e-mail me to obtain a copy of answers for the above questions.
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