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Chapter 3 Worksheet
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Terrestrial Biomes
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Table 1. Terrestrial Biome Characteristics:
Study the characteristics of terrestrial biomes in Table 1. Complete the table by placing a check
mark in the column for the biome that has that characteristic. For some characteristics, more
than one biome may be checked.
Temperate
Tropical
Characteristics
Tundra
Taiga
Desert
Deciduous
Grassland
Rain
Forest
Forest
1. Very hot days and
cool nights
2. Trees with needle-
shaped leaves grow
3. Used as farmland
4. Hot and wet all year
5. Permafrost
6. Maple and oak grow
7. Cacti grow
8. Spruce-moose belt
9. Wheat and corn grow
10. No chance of frost
11. No trees grow
12. Trees lose leaves in
fall
13. Animals active at
night
14. Conifers grow
15. “Bread basket” of the
United States
16. Has the greatest
diversity of any biome
17. Caribou live
18. Broad-leafed trees
grow
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