Biomes
  • 1. The two features that determine the climate of an area are
A) temperature and weather
B) weather
C) weather and precipitation
D) temperature and precipitation
  • 2. This biome is the driest of all the biomes
A) Desert
B) Temperate Deciduous forest
C) Tundra
  • 3. This is the biome in which we live in
A) Coniferous forest
B) Temperate deciduous forest
C) Tropical rainforest
D) Grassland
  • 4. Climate is a pattern that is seen over a
A) never known
B) long period of time
C) what is happening outside
D) short period of time
  • 5. Climate and weather are the same thing
A) false
B) true
  • 6. This biome is the wettest biome of all the biomes
A) Grassland
B) Tropical Rainforest
C) Savannah
D) Tundra
  • 7. This biome is very cold all year long
A) Temperate Deciduous Forest
B) Savannah
C) Tundra
D) Coniferous Forest
  • 8. This biome is the most diverse biome containing the greatest variety of plants and animals
A) Tropical Rainforest
B) Coniferous Forest
C) Tundra
D) Savannah
  • 9. This biome can be found in central Africa where elephants, zebra, lions, and cheetahs live
A) Savannah
B) Grassland
C) Coniferous Forest
D) Tropical Rainforest
  • 10. This biome is known as the Taiga and can be found in Canada
A) Coniferous forest
B) Temperate Deciduous Forest
C) Tundra
D) Grassland
  • 11. Scorpions, cactus, lizards, snakes, and woodpeckers all live in this biome
A) Savannah
B) Desert
C) Tropical Rainforest
D) Grassland
  • 12. This biome's climate is warm summers, cold winters, and moderate precipitation
A) Desert
B) Tundra
C) Tropical Rainforest
D) Temperate Deciduous Forest
  • 13. This biome can be found in Antarctica and contains animals like seals, polar bears, and whales
A) Temperate Deciduous Forest
B) Tundra
C) Savannah
D) Coniferous Forest
  • 14. Lakes,rivers,streams, ponds, and creeks are all apart of the _____________ biome
A) Freshwater
B) Marine
C) Saltwater
  • 15. Sharks, dolphins, plankton, crabs, star fish and sea turtles are all apart of the ______________ biome
A) Marine
B) Freshwater
  • 16. Frogs, catfish, beavers, snakes, and toads are all found in this biome
A) Freshwater
B) Marine
C) Saltwater
  • 17. Pick one biome you are familiar with. Discuss the climate, location, animal life and plant life. Be sure to give at least 3 examples of animals and plant. 10pts
  • 18. The word deciduous means
A) to change seasons
B) to fall off
C) to change color
D) to decide
  • 19. Why do deciduous trees lose their leaves?
A) to feed animals
B) to make the soil better
C) to get more sunlight
D) to save water during the winter or during the dry season
  • 20. Where are conifer seeds produced?
A) in needles
B) in cones
C) in waxy leaves
D) in trunks
  • 21. What covers the needles of conifers?
A) sap
B) waxy coating
C) weeds
D) bark
  • 22. Why do few large plants grow beneath conifers?
A) Little light reaches the ground
B) It is too cold
C) The ground is too bare
D) Animals eat them
  • 23. What does biodiversity mean?
A) Many kinds of plants and animals
B) rich soil
C) great climate differences
D) a lot of rain
  • 24. What is the rain-forest canopy
A) tree trunks
B) vines
C) ground
D) treetops
  • 25. What are the main plants in temperate grasslands?
A) shrubs
B) crops
C) grasses
D) conifers
  • 26. Why are there few trees in temperate grasslands?
A) rolling hills
B) fires
C) deep roots
D) too much rain
  • 27. How do plants adapt to the desert climate?
A) they have roots above the ground
B) They grow far apart so they don't have to compete with each other for water
C) they do not have flowers
D) they grow only at night
  • 28. What is permafrost?
A) soil that is always frozen
B) muddy soil
C) a plant in the tundra
D) soil that has thawed
  • 29. How does the alpine tundra differ from the polar tundra?
A) it gets no sunlight
B) it does not have permafrost
C) it has many trees
D) it is on mountain tops
  • 30. Which adaptation would NOT help an arctic plant survive in the tundra?
A) large wide, fleshy leaves
B) pine needles
C) thick insulating tree bark
  • 31. Which of the following is a key abiotic factor in rivers
A) how animals adapt
B) amount of salt
C) speed of water
D) number of fish
  • 32. Which of the following ocean animals need warm water to live?
A) barnacles
B) whales
C) animals on the ocean floor
D) animals in coral reefs
  • 33. How does a swamp differ from a marsh?
A) It has salt water
B) It has very wet soil
C) It has many birds
D) It has trees
  • 34. Which ocean temperature zone is the warmest?
A) Intertidal zone
B) thermocline
C) deep zone
D) littoral zone
  • 35. Which of the following is NOT an intertidal area?
A) rocky shore
B) mudflat
C) sandy beach
D) coral reef
  • 36. What makes it possible for many animals to live in the polar ice ecosystem?
A) floating algae
B) large numbers of plankton
C) coral reefs
D) cold air
  • 37. Which lake zone is closet to the land's edge?
A) deep-water zone
B) littoral zone
C) open-water zone
D) tributary
  • 38. Which biome has the greatest biological diversity?
A) alpine tundra
B) coniferous forest
C) tropical rain forest
D) temperate grassland
  • 39. Which biome would have trees with cones
A) coniferous forest
B) alpine tundra
C) tropical rain forest
D) temperate grassland
  • 40. Which biome is found on the mountain top?
A) alpine tundra
B) tropical rainforest
C) coniferous forest
D) temperate grassland
  • 41. Which is the ocean floor?
A) intertidal zone
B) neritic zone
C) benthic zone
D) oceanic zone
  • 42. Which zone is where the ocean meets the land?
A) oceanic zone
B) benthic zone
C) neritic zone
D) intertidal zone
  • 43. This area has warm water and sunlight
A) intertidal zone
B) neritic zone
C) benthic zone
D) ocean floor oceanic zone
  • 44. This is the zone where the sea floor drops sharply
A) benthic zone
B) intertidal zone
C) oceanic zone
D) neritic zone
  • 45. An important ecosystem for flood control is a
A) ocean
B) wetland
C) river
D) desert
  • 46. A wetland with no trees is a
A) forest
B) savanna
C) marsh
D) swamp
  • 47. Components of a desert ecosystem include
A) plants that grow far apart
B) animals that are active mostly at night
C) a hot dry climate
D) all of these
  • 48. The forest biome that receives the most rainfall is the
A) temperate deciduous forest
B) tropical rain forest
C) desert
D) coniferous forest
  • 49. Which of these is an abiotic factor in a desert?
A) a cactus
B) the soil
C) coyote
D) a lizard
  • 50. Water temperature
A) increases as water gets deeper
B) affects the types of organisms that can live in a marine ecosystem
C) has no effect on the animals in a marine ecosystem
  • 51. All of these are abiotic factors in a marine ecosystem except:
A) the amount of sunlight that passes into the water
B) water depth
C) sharks and whales
D) water temperature
  • 52. One major abiotic factor in freshwater ecosystems is the
A) width of the stream or river
B) speed of the water
C) none of these
D) source of the water
  • 53. Trees that lose their leaves in the fall are called
A) tall trees
B) deciduous trees
C) coniferous trees
D) evergreen trees
  • 54. In which major ocean zones are plants and animals exposed to air for part of the day?
A) intertidal zone
B) neritic zone
C) oceanic zone
D) benthic zone
  • 55. An abiotic factor that affects marine ecosystems is
A) the depth of the water
B) the temperature of the water
C) the amount of sunlight that passes through the water
D) All of these
  • 56. This is a marine ecosystem that includes mudflats, sandy beaches and rocky shores
A) polar ice
B) the Sargasso Sea
C) an intertidal area
D) coral reef
  • 57. An ecosystem consists of
A) a community of organisms and its abiotic environment
B) many populations of a number of species
C) all the places on Earth where life exists
D) only the abiotic environment such as rainfall and soil
  • 58. Plants that can NOT tolerate water with a constantly changing salt content are NOT likely to be found in
A) a pond
B) an estuary
C) a freshwater stream
D) the neritic zone
  • 59. Trout thrive in the oxygen-rich waters of cool, fast-moving streams. Which of the following events might reduce the population of trout in a mountain stream?
A) There is unusually heavy snowfall in the winter
B) Ash and silt from a forest fire cover the surface of the stream
C) The flow of a tributary stream slows slightly
D) The movement of a boulder forms a new waterfall
  • 60. What important abiotic factor is used to characterize a biome?
A) climate
B) soil
C) plants and animals
D) number of ecosystems
  • 61. Why are savannas well-suited to supporting large herbivores?
A) They are dry and hot
B) They are areas where grasses are the main plants
C) They are cold and dry
  • 62. Marshes and Swaps are two types of wetlands. What is the main factor that swamps have that marshes don't have?
A) moist soil
B) trees
C) birds
D) plants
  • 63. An area where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean is called
A) an intertidal area
B) an estuary
C) a neritic area
D) a coral reef
  • 64. Sam is making a terrarium for a praying mantis he wants to study. Praying mantises are carnivores. Sam has placed the following in his terrarium: soil, twigs, a rock, a small dish of water, and the praying mantis. What is missing from Sam's terrarium?
A) plants for the praying mantis to eat
B) other insects for the praying mantis to eat
C) a mouse for the praying mantis to eat, and grains for the mouse to eat
D) other insects for the praying mantis to eat, and plants for the other insects to eat
  • 65. What percent of the Earth is covered with oceans?
A) 40%
B) 75%
C) 25%
D) 50%
  • 66. Which biome can be found on all continents except Antarctica
A) deserts
B) grasslands
C) Tundra
D) Taiga
  • 67. The Nile River is a freshwater ecosystem
A) True
B) False
  • 68. The Everglades in Florida is a wetland ecosystem
A) True
B) False
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