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Biomes
أسهم بواسطة: Mitchell
(المؤلف الأصلي: Sanchez)
  • 1. The two features that determine the climate of an area are
A) temperature and precipitation
B) weather and precipitation
C) weather
D) temperature and weather
  • 2. This biome is the driest of all the biomes
A) Temperate Deciduous forest
B) Desert
C) Tundra
  • 3. This is the biome in which we live in
A) Temperate deciduous forest
B) Coniferous forest
C) Grassland
D) Tropical rainforest
  • 4. Climate is a pattern that is seen over a
A) long period of time
B) never known
C) short period of time
D) what is happening outside
  • 5. Climate and weather are the same thing
A) false
B) true
  • 6. This biome is the wettest biome of all the biomes
A) Tundra
B) Savannah
C) Tropical Rainforest
D) Grassland
  • 7. This biome is very cold all year long
A) Temperate Deciduous Forest
B) Tundra
C) Savannah
D) Coniferous Forest
  • 8. This biome is the most diverse biome containing the greatest variety of plants and animals
A) Savannah
B) Tundra
C) Tropical Rainforest
D) Coniferous Forest
  • 9. This biome can be found in central Africa where elephants, zebra, lions, and cheetahs live
A) Grassland
B) Tropical Rainforest
C) Savannah
D) Coniferous Forest
  • 10. This biome is known as the Taiga and can be found in Canada
A) Temperate Deciduous Forest
B) Grassland
C) Coniferous forest
D) Tundra
  • 11. Scorpions, cactus, lizards, snakes, and woodpeckers all live in this biome
A) Desert
B) Tropical Rainforest
C) Savannah
D) Grassland
  • 12. This biome's climate is warm summers, cold winters, and moderate precipitation
A) Desert
B) Tropical Rainforest
C) Temperate Deciduous Forest
D) Tundra
  • 13. This biome can be found in Antarctica and contains animals like seals, polar bears, and whales
A) Savannah
B) Temperate Deciduous Forest
C) Tundra
D) Coniferous Forest
  • 14. Lakes,rivers,streams, ponds, and creeks are all apart of the _____________ biome
A) Saltwater
B) Marine
C) Freshwater
  • 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) Saltwater
B) Marine
C) Freshwater
  • 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 color
B) to change seasons
C) to fall off
D) to decide
  • 19. Why do deciduous trees lose their leaves?
A) to make the soil better
B) to save water during the winter or during the dry season
C) to feed animals
D) to get more sunlight
  • 20. Where are conifer seeds produced?
A) in trunks
B) in waxy leaves
C) in cones
D) in needles
  • 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) Animals eat them
B) Little light reaches the ground
C) The ground is too bare
D) It is too cold
  • 23. What does biodiversity mean?
A) rich soil
B) Many kinds of plants and animals
C) a lot of rain
D) great climate differences
  • 24. What is the rain-forest canopy
A) ground
B) vines
C) tree trunks
D) treetops
  • 25. What are the main plants in temperate grasslands?
A) grasses
B) crops
C) conifers
D) shrubs
  • 26. Why are there few trees in temperate grasslands?
A) fires
B) deep roots
C) too much rain
D) rolling hills
  • 27. How do plants adapt to the desert climate?
A) they do not have flowers
B) they have roots above the ground
C) they grow only at night
D) They grow far apart so they don't have to compete with each other for water
  • 28. What is permafrost?
A) a plant in the tundra
B) soil that has thawed
C) soil that is always frozen
D) muddy soil
  • 29. How does the alpine tundra differ from the polar tundra?
A) it does not have permafrost
B) it is on mountain tops
C) it has many trees
D) it gets no sunlight
  • 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) number of fish
B) speed of water
C) amount of salt
D) how animals adapt
  • 32. Which of the following ocean animals need warm water to live?
A) animals in coral reefs
B) barnacles
C) animals on the ocean floor
D) whales
  • 33. How does a swamp differ from a marsh?
A) It has trees
B) It has salt water
C) It has very wet soil
D) It has many birds
  • 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) coral reef
B) rocky shore
C) mudflat
D) sandy beach
  • 36. What makes it possible for many animals to live in the polar ice ecosystem?
A) coral reefs
B) cold air
C) floating algae
D) large numbers of plankton
  • 37. Which lake zone is closet to the land's edge?
A) deep-water zone
B) open-water zone
C) tributary
D) littoral zone
  • 38. Which biome has the greatest biological diversity?
A) temperate grassland
B) tropical rain forest
C) coniferous forest
D) alpine tundra
  • 39. Which biome would have trees with cones
A) coniferous forest
B) tropical rain forest
C) temperate grassland
D) alpine tundra
  • 40. Which biome is found on the mountain top?
A) tropical rainforest
B) coniferous forest
C) temperate grassland
D) alpine tundra
  • 41. Which is the ocean floor?
A) oceanic zone
B) neritic zone
C) intertidal zone
D) benthic zone
  • 42. Which zone is where the ocean meets the land?
A) benthic zone
B) neritic zone
C) oceanic zone
D) intertidal zone
  • 43. This area has warm water and sunlight
A) intertidal zone
B) benthic zone
C) ocean floor oceanic zone
D) neritic zone
  • 44. This is the zone where the sea floor drops sharply
A) oceanic zone
B) neritic zone
C) benthic zone
D) intertidal zone
  • 45. An important ecosystem for flood control is a
A) desert
B) river
C) wetland
D) ocean
  • 46. A wetland with no trees is a
A) marsh
B) forest
C) savanna
D) swamp
  • 47. Components of a desert ecosystem include
A) all of these
B) plants that grow far apart
C) animals that are active mostly at night
D) a hot dry climate
  • 48. The forest biome that receives the most rainfall is the
A) tropical rain forest
B) desert
C) temperate deciduous forest
D) coniferous forest
  • 49. Which of these is an abiotic factor in a desert?
A) coyote
B) a lizard
C) the soil
D) a cactus
  • 50. Water temperature
A) has no effect on the animals in a marine ecosystem
B) affects the types of organisms that can live in a marine ecosystem
C) increases as water gets deeper
  • 51. All of these are abiotic factors in a marine ecosystem except:
A) sharks and whales
B) the amount of sunlight that passes into the water
C) water depth
D) water temperature
  • 52. One major abiotic factor in freshwater ecosystems is the
A) speed of the water
B) source of the water
C) none of these
D) width of the stream or river
  • 53. Trees that lose their leaves in the fall are called
A) evergreen trees
B) tall trees
C) deciduous trees
D) coniferous trees
  • 54. In which major ocean zones are plants and animals exposed to air for part of the day?
A) neritic zone
B) benthic zone
C) oceanic zone
D) intertidal 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) the Sargasso Sea
B) coral reef
C) an intertidal area
D) polar ice
  • 57. An ecosystem consists of
A) many populations of a number of species
B) a community of organisms and its abiotic environment
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) the neritic zone
C) an estuary
D) a freshwater stream
  • 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) The flow of a tributary stream slows slightly
B) There is unusually heavy snowfall in the winter
C) Ash and silt from a forest fire cover the surface of the stream
D) The movement of a boulder forms a new waterfall
  • 60. What important abiotic factor is used to characterize a biome?
A) plants and animals
B) number of ecosystems
C) climate
D) soil
  • 61. Why are savannas well-suited to supporting large herbivores?
A) They are areas where grasses are the main plants
B) They are dry and hot
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) birds
C) trees
D) plants
  • 63. An area where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean is called
A) an estuary
B) a neritic area
C) a coral reef
D) an intertidal area
  • 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) a mouse for the praying mantis to eat, and grains for the mouse to eat
C) other insects for the praying mantis to eat, and plants for the other insects to eat
D) other insects for the praying mantis to eat
  • 65. What percent of the Earth is covered with oceans?
A) 25%
B) 50%
C) 75%
D) 40%
  • 66. Which biome can be found on all continents except Antarctica
A) Taiga
B) deserts
C) grasslands
D) Tundra
  • 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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