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Question 1

What’s a biome?

Answer 1

A biome is a large region with its own distinct climate, plants and animals.The climate dictates what the biome is like.That’s because plants and animals adapt to suit the climate.

Question 2

Properties of a semi- desert:

Answer 2

• The biome lies between the desert and the savanna.
• It is always warm or hot.
• There’s a little bit of rain but the rest of the year is dry.
• You might see wild dogs, cattle, goats, sheep, rodents and camels.

Question 3

Properties of a hot desert:

Answer 3

• Hot in the day- up to 50 degrees but very cold at night because no nights to keep the heat in.
• Very little rain.
• Plants must be able to adapt to the environment.
• You will find low spiny shrubs with long roots, thick stems and with grasses.
• You’ll find camels, gazelles,, ostriches, vipers, desert hedgehogs and sand rats.

Question 4

Properties of a savanna

Answer 4

• The savanna is warm all year with a rainy season and a little rain the rest of the year.
• It is rolling grassland with scattered trees.
• You may see lions, elephants, zebra and a giraffe.
• Desertification is a problem.

Question 5

Properties of a rainforest:

Answer 5

Warm and wet all year
Thousands of species of plants
Animals include chimps, gorillas, monkeys, snakes, hippos and hundreds of species of bird.
Much of the rainforest had been destroyed.