Internet Scavenger Hunt Biomes

	Internet Scavenger Hunt Answer Key Biomes
Get ready to learn about five of the biomes that we have been studying about this quarter. Find out two new facts about each of the biomes. All questions are to be answered using only the sites below. You may have to search through the sites to various links to locate the information needed. Good Luck!
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Go to web site 1: National Geographic for Kids - Online adventures@nationalgeographic.com

Question 1: Start the adventure and enter the site to explore the Forest. On the first stop, what animal can you find straight ahead? Its brown eyes and ears are standing straight up. What type of a consumer is this animal?

Answer: Deer, it is a Herbivore

Here is how to find the answer:
Explore the Fantastic Forest. from National Geographic Kids: Explore the Fantastic Forest Web Site, Start Adventure, Stop 1

Source: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forest/html/1qtvr.html

Question 2: Check out stop number two and three, then, continue on to the night forest. On the left view, what animal lives in the trees? By day it hides?

Answer:
Screech owl hides in the hollow of a tree.

Here's how to find the answer:
Explore the Fantastic Forest. from National Geographic Kids: Explore the Fantastic Forest Web Site, Start Adventure, Stop 4

Source: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forest/html/4qtvr.html

Go to web site 2: Flora and Fauna of the Great Plains

Question 1: What is a raptor? (hint:bird)

Answer: They are birds of prey and include some kinds that fly during the day such as hawks, eagles, vultures and falcons, and others that fly at night (owls). They are primarily hunters or scavengers and feed on animals ranging in size from rabbits and skunks to insects. Most raptors have a hooked beak for tearing meat and talons for killing their prey. Of the 53 species of raptors found in the United States and Canada, 30 occur regularly in Kansas and an additional six species have made rare appearances.

Here is how to find the answer:
Great Plains Nature Center, Flora and Fauna, Birds, Raptor's Roost

Source: http://www.gpnc.org/raptors.htm

Question 2: The plant of the month is?

Answer:
Common Name:Plains Wild Indigo,Scientific Name: Baptisia bracteata A.K.A.: Long-bracted Wild Indigo

Here is how to find the answer:
Flora and Fauna. Great Plains Nature Center Web Site, Flora and Fauna, Plant of the Month

Source: http//www.gpnc.org/plains.htm

Go to web site 3: What's It Like Where You Live?-Temperate Oceans

Question 1: How deep is the ocean? Fill in the following table

Answer:

Ocean	Average Depth (feet)	Average Depth (meters)
Pacific	13,740	4,188
Atlantic	12,254	3,872
Indian	12,740	3,872
Arctic	3,407	1,038
Average Overall	13,124	4,000

Here is how to find the answer:
What’s it like where you live? Web Site, Temperate Oceans, data

Answer: http://mbgnet.mobot.org/salt/oceans/data.htm

Question 2: Fisherman who want to catch as many fish as possible use drift nets and trawlers. These are two ways to easily catch a lot of fish, but also catch many other types of animals. Drift nets are huge, sometimes mile long, nets that simply stay in the ocean and catch everything that passes through them. Different species sometimes share the same habitat. Can you find four(4) other animals that share the ocean with tuna that are sometimes trapped in the fishermen’s nets?

Answer:
Dolphins, Seals, Sharks, Turtles, Manatees, Squids, and sometimes seas birds

Here is how to find the answer:

What’s it like where you live? Web Site, Temperate Oceans, Dolphin-Safe Tuna

Source:http://mbgnet.mobot.org/salt/oceans/dolphin.htm

Go to web site 4: Rain Forest At Night - From National Geographic (Rain Forest)

Question 1: The Tropical Rain Forest contains the more different species of plant and animal life than anywhere else in the world. Explore the forest a night to find out something about these plants and animals that live here. What type of cat lives in the canopy of the rain forest and what does it like to eat?

Answer: The Leopard cat is known for preying upon small mammals and birds at night

Here is how to find the answer:Rain Forest at Night, Explore, Canopy

Source: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/earthpulse/rainforest/index_flash.html

Question 2: Searching the forest floor is a frog that can jump 50 feet! The frog is searching for small invertebrates and in pig wallows.

Answer:
Searching the forest floor, the Wallace’s Flying frog is a frog that can jump 50 feet! The frog is searching for small invertebrates and insects in pig wallows.

This is how to find the answer:
Rain Forest at Night. Printable Print Gallery

Source: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/earthpulse/rainforest/gallery1.html

Go to web site 5: Table of Contents of the U.S. Geologic Survey Web Site

Question 1: One-third of Earth’s landmass is desert. It is an area with little precipitation and extreme ranges of temperature. Deserts are classified by their geographical location and dominant weather pattern. Name the six types of Deserts found around the world.

Answer:
Trade wind, Midlatitlude, Rain Shadow Coastal, Monsoon, Polar Deserts

Here is how to find the answer: Deserts:Geology and Resources, United States Geological Survey Web Site, Types of Deserts

Source: http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/deserts/types/

Question 2: The Sonoran Desert of the American Southwest contains many animals and plants. The main plant that is known for the desert is the cactus. What is the “tree” of the Sonoran Desert?

Answer:
The giant saguaro cacti provide nests for desert birds and serve as "trees" of the desert. Saguaro grow slowly but may live 200 years. When 9 years old, they are about 15 centimeters high. After about 75 years, the cacti are tall and develop their first branches. When fully grown, saguaro are 15 meters tall and weigh as much as 10 tons. They dot the Sonoran and reinforce the general impression of deserts as cacti-rich land.

Here is how to find the answer:
Deserts:Geology and Resources, USGS Web Site, desert features

Source: http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/deserts/features/

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