1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
WARRIOR [948]
3 years ago
8

Identify three similarities and three differences comparing the tundra to the following enviroments: the marine, freshwater and

surrounding area, desert, rainforest, prairie, and swamp.
Biology
1 answer:
Alex_Xolod [135]3 years ago
8 0
Arctic Tundra

The Arctic tundra is a cold, vast, treeless area of low, swampy plains in the far north around the Arctic Ocean. It includes the northern lands of Europe (Lapland and Scandinavia), Asia (Siberia), and North America (Alaska and Canada), as well as most of Greenland. Another type of tundra is the alpine tundra, which is a biome that exists at the tops of high mountains.

Special features:

This is the earth's coldest biome. Since the sun does not rise for nearly six months of the year, it is not unusual for the temperature to be below -30°F in winter. The earth of the Arctic tundra has a permanently frozen subsoil, called permafrost, which makes it impossible for trees to grow. Frozen prehistoric animal remains have been found preserved in the permafrost.

In summer, a thin layer of topsoil thaws and creates many pools, lakes, and marshes, a haven for mosquitoes, midges, and blackflies. More than 100 species of migrant birds are attracted by the insect food and the safe feeding ground of the tundra. Other animals that live in this biome include polar bears, Arctic foxes, caribou, and grey wolves. Plants that you might find include small shrubs and cushion plants, and the lichen which cover the many rocks on the tundra's terrain. The Arctic is also famous for the beauty of its flowers during early autumn.

Coniferous Forest

The coniferous forest biome is south of the Arctic tundra. It stretches from Alaska straight across North America to the Atlantic Ocean and across Eurasia. The largest stretch of coniferous forest in the world, circling the earth in the Northern Hemisphere, is called the “taiga.” It supplies the bulk of the world's commercial softwood timber, which is used to make paper.


Deciduous Forest

This biome is in the mild temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere. Major regions are found in eastern North America, Europe, and eastern Asia.


Desert

A desert is an area where little or no life exists because of a lack of water. Scientists estimate that about one-fifth of the earth's land surface is desert. Deserts can be found on every continent except Europe. There are two different kinds: hot and dry (such as the Arabian and Sahara deserts) and cold and dry (such as Antarctica and the Gobi desert).

In North America, there are four major deserts: the Great Basin, the Mojave, the Sonoran, and the Chihuahuan. All but the Great Basin are hot deserts located in Mexico and the southwestern part of the United States. The Great Basin covers parts of Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Utah, and is considered a cold desert.


Grasslands

Grasslands are places with hot, dry climates that are perfect for growing food. They are known throughout the world by different names. In the U.S. they are called prairies and extend from the Midwest to the Rocky Mountains. In South Africa, grasslands are called the veld. Hot, tropical grasslands called <span>savannas </span>are found in South America and Africa. In Eurasia, temperate zone grasslands are called steppes; in South America, pampas.

Special features:

This inland biome is made of vast areas of grassy field. It receives so little rain that very few trees can grow. The U.S. prairies are used to graze cattle and to raise cereal crops. There is little variety of animal life. Some original prairie animals like the wolf and bison have come close to being eliminated from the habitat by hunters. Today, some of the most common grassland animals include the prairie dog and the mule deer in North America, the giraffe and the zebra in Africa, and the lion in Africa and Asia.

Mountains

Mountains exist on all the continents of the earth. Many of the world's mountains lie in two great belts. The Circum-Pacific chain, often called the Ring of Fire, runs from the west coast of the Americas through New Zealand and Australia and up through the Philippines to Japan. The other major belt, called the Alpine-Himalayan, or Tethyan, system, stretches from the Pyrenees in Spain and France through the Alps and on to the Himalayas before ending in Indonesia.


The animals of this biome have adapted to the cold, the lack of oxygen, and the rugged landscape. They include the mountain goat, ibex (wild goat), sheep, mountain lion, puma, and yak. All of them are excellent climbers, which means they can move freely in the steep, rocky landscape. Types of plants vary depending on geographic location and altitude. Lower elevations are commonly covered by forests, while very high elevations are usually treeless.

Rainforests

Tropical rainforests are found in Asia, Africa, South America, Central America, and on many of the Pacific islands. They are often found along the equator. Almost half of the world's tropical rainforests are in the South American country Brazil.

There are other types of rainforests around the world, too. For example, northern Australia has a “dry rainforest” that experiences a dry season each year, and the rainy Pacific Northwest in the United States has a “temperate rainforest” that is made up of evergreen trees.



You might be interested in
Write a one-paragraph (5-7 sentences) reflection on the dangers of drugs and how they can interfere with you achieving your goal
zysi [14]

Answer:

They can reflect on getting a Job and doing good in life, they could kill a person without them even knowing it. The dangers of drugs Is that they can mess up your life or it could make you so messed up things to yourself. Drugs are bad because they could make life worse, and they could hurt people around you or people you love, drugs can lower your chances of achieving your goals because you could easily get fired or you can lose your mind enough just not to know what you're doing.

Explanation:

4 0
3 years ago
Bony Fish (bass etc.) and marine mammals (like dolphins) evolved some similar adaptations for survival in aquatic environments.
xeze [42]

Answer:

Convergent evolution

Explanation:

Convergent evolution is a type of evolution of similar features and/or structures between organisms that are not phylogenetically related. This type of evolution is known to create analogous structures/organs that exhibit similar or the same functions but were not present in the last common ancestor of these taxa. An example of analogous structures (and therefore also of convergent evolution) are the wings of bats and of insects (e.g., butterflies). Conversely, divergent evolution is a type of evolution where species phylogenetically related, i.e., species that share a common ancestor, evolve and accumulate differences over time.

6 0
3 years ago
What evidence for the age of the Earth is indicated by the fact that sedimentary rock is found on mountain tops? that the Earth
Ket [755]

The correct answer is - That some force lifted the rocks from the water.

The fact that there's sedimentary rocks on the tops of the mountains is an evidence that there has been some force that managed to lift upwards parts of the seafloor. Taking into consideration how slowly this force manages to lift up parts of the Earth, we can easily assume that the Earth is very old. The amount of time that is needed for a part of the seafloor to be lifted few thousand meters upwards is counted in tens of millions of years, thus giving us evidence that the Earth has been around for a very long time.

8 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
How does ultraviolet radiation cause skin cancer?
Readme [11.4K]
A.The radiation damages a person’s DNA, which causes a mutation that makes the cell divide out of control.
7 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Which is an arrangement of genes consisting of an operator, a promoter, and a repressor?
Lena [83]
<span>The gene sequence containing an operator, promoter and repressor is known as an operon. These genes are called as structural genes. the operon is regulated by the presence/absence of the inducer such as glucose/lactose. It may also be a constitutive operon, which works all the time.</span>
4 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • Which of the following is the DNA builder of replication?
    9·1 answer
  • On a flight across the ocean your plane crash lands on a remote island with no one around to help. Everyone survives but has amn
    6·1 answer
  • Why do scientists study index fossils?
    13·1 answer
  • In a magazine advertisement, a manufacturer claims its laundry ball, which contains ceramic pellets, gets clothes clean by chang
    10·2 answers
  • Give an example of how structure and function are related in an organism
    14·1 answer
  • Always check for breathing for no more than ________________ seconds?
    10·1 answer
  • 1.
    7·1 answer
  • Please help! ASAP AND THANK YOU!
    8·1 answer
  • Many hockey sticks are made of composite materials instead of wood. How would you classify each type of hockey stick?
    9·1 answer
  • As in mitos/s, in meiosis the chromosomes all line up at the equator of a cell
    8·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!