Biol 1040 Unit 4 Exam - Une Genetics

temperate grassland climate {Ans: large range in temperature, dry, fire}which biome has the worst soil? {Ans: tropical rainforest}taiga is a type of what? {Ans: coniferous forest}polar ice climate *not really a biome* {Ans: cold/dry; ice, soil covered, or bare rock; extremely cold and very low precipitation}savanna is a kind of what? {Ans: grassland}why are there no temperate deciduous forests in the southern hemisphere? {Ans: because there's no land at the right latitudes}chaparral climate {Ans: moderate, dry, fire}desert climate {Ans: hot or cold, dry}temperate grassland seasons {Ans: hot/cold; wet/dry (warm summers/brutal winters)}chaparral limiting factors {Ans: amount of water, fire}savanna climate {Ans: hot, dry, fire}temperate forest limiting factors {Ans: hot summer and cold winter}coniferous forest soil {Ans: thin, rocky, nutrient poor}tropical forest climate {Ans: hot, wet}temperate grassland soil {Ans: rich, thick, fertile}chaparral seasons {Ans: wet/dry (cool, rainy winters and hot, dry summers)}temperate forest soil {Ans: nutrient rich, lots of decomposing organic matter}desert seasons {Ans: wet/dry; hot/cold}desert soil {Ans: sandy, poor}tundra limiting factors {Ans: little light, cold, permafrost (poor water drainage), low precipitation}