Biomes Homework

Post at least 1 question for each biome and try to find an answer for it

Freshwater:
A.What happens to the different species living in the freshwater biome, do they have to adapt to maintain survival in the different zones?
What is the soil like near fresh water?
A:The soil is partially sandy and made up of a few different sediments.


Marine
coral reefs are dieing what does that mean for the ocean?
A.Since coral reefs are a part of the Marine food chain, and with out enough coral reefs the species would began to die. Also a lot of water life such as fish feed off of the coral reefs and make homes from them that if the reefs began to die off that would affect the entire food chain.


Desert
Where do animals in the dessert get water from?
What is the minimal percentage of rainfall the dessert will get?
A: In the American deserts they can get up to 28 cm a year is pretty much the highest percent the dessert would get . "The rain fall in these deserts is very low and is sometimes concentrated in short bursts between long rainless periods."


Forest
What seems to be the most popular plants that live in the forest biome?
A: There are a lot of orchids, passionflowers, ferns, bamboos, and banana plants.

Grassland
What is a positive attribute to the grassland biome that is good for haunting?
All of the grasslands grass is primarily growing and it all grows to the same hieght making it easier for predators to move around in.

Tundra:
Why are the plants somewhat shorter in the Tundra rather than the other biomes?
A:Because the soil in the Tundra biome is so poor the soil is not as deep, which makes the growth spurt for the plants and its reproduction stage cut short. The Tundra biome is also one of the coldest of all the biomes.