Biomes
  • 1. The two features that determine the climate of an area are
A) weather
B) weather and precipitation
C) temperature and weather
D) temperature and precipitation
  • 2. This biome is the driest of all the biomes
A) Tundra
B) Temperate Deciduous forest
C) Desert
  • 3. This is the biome in which we live in
A) Tropical rainforest
B) Grassland
C) Coniferous forest
D) Temperate deciduous forest
  • 4. Climate is a pattern that is seen over a
A) what is happening outside
B) never known
C) long period of time
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) Savannah
B) Grassland
C) Tropical Rainforest
D) Tundra
  • 7. This biome is very cold all year long
A) Coniferous Forest
B) Temperate Deciduous Forest
C) Tundra
D) Savannah
  • 8. This biome is the most diverse biome containing the greatest variety of plants and animals
A) Tundra
B) Savannah
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) Coniferous Forest
C) Savannah
D) Tropical Rainforest
  • 10. This biome is known as the Taiga and can be found in Canada
A) Tundra
B) Temperate Deciduous Forest
C) Coniferous forest
D) Grassland
  • 11. Scorpions, cactus, lizards, snakes, and woodpeckers all live in this biome
A) Desert
B) Grassland
C) Tropical Rainforest
D) Savannah
  • 12. This biome's climate is warm summers, cold winters, and moderate precipitation
A) Desert
B) Tropical Rainforest
C) Tundra
D) Temperate Deciduous Forest
  • 13. This biome can be found in Antarctica and contains animals like seals, polar bears, and whales
A) Coniferous Forest
B) Tundra
C) Temperate Deciduous Forest
D) Savannah
  • 14. Lakes,rivers,streams, ponds, and creeks are all apart of the _____________ biome
A) Marine
B) Freshwater
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) 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 seasons
B) to decide
C) to fall off
D) to change color
  • 19. Why do deciduous trees lose their leaves?
A) to get more sunlight
B) to save water during the winter or during the dry season
C) to make the soil better
D) to feed animals
  • 20. Where are conifer seeds produced?
A) in cones
B) in waxy leaves
C) in needles
D) in trunks
  • 21. What covers the needles of conifers?
A) waxy coating
B) weeds
C) bark
D) sap
  • 22. Why do few large plants grow beneath conifers?
A) Little light reaches the ground
B) Animals eat them
C) It is too cold
D) The ground is too bare
  • 23. What does biodiversity mean?
A) rich soil
B) great climate differences
C) a lot of rain
D) Many kinds of plants and animals
  • 24. What is the rain-forest canopy
A) ground
B) tree trunks
C) vines
D) treetops
  • 25. What are the main plants in temperate grasslands?
A) grasses
B) crops
C) shrubs
D) conifers
  • 26. Why are there few trees in temperate grasslands?
A) rolling hills
B) fires
C) too much rain
D) deep roots
  • 27. How do plants adapt to the desert climate?
A) They grow far apart so they don't have to compete with each other for water
B) they do not have flowers
C) they grow only at night
D) they have roots above the ground
  • 28. What is permafrost?
A) soil that has thawed
B) a plant in the tundra
C) soil that is always frozen
D) muddy soil
  • 29. How does the alpine tundra differ from the polar tundra?
A) it has many trees
B) it does not have permafrost
C) it is on mountain tops
D) it gets no sunlight
  • 30. Which adaptation would NOT help an arctic plant survive in the tundra?
A) large wide, fleshy leaves
B) thick insulating tree bark
C) pine needles
  • 31. Which of the following is a key abiotic factor in rivers
A) amount of salt
B) how animals adapt
C) number of fish
D) speed of water
  • 32. Which of the following ocean animals need warm water to live?
A) animals in coral reefs
B) barnacles
C) whales
D) animals on the ocean floor
  • 33. How does a swamp differ from a marsh?
A) It has salt water
B) It has trees
C) It has many birds
D) It has very wet soil
  • 34. Which ocean temperature zone is the warmest?
A) deep zone
B) littoral zone
C) thermocline
D) Intertidal 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) large numbers of plankton
C) floating algae
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) tropical rain forest
B) alpine tundra
C) coniferous forest
D) temperate grassland
  • 39. Which biome would have trees with cones
A) alpine tundra
B) tropical rain forest
C) coniferous forest
D) temperate grassland
  • 40. Which biome is found on the mountain top?
A) alpine tundra
B) temperate grassland
C) tropical rainforest
D) coniferous forest
  • 41. Which is the ocean floor?
A) neritic zone
B) benthic zone
C) intertidal zone
D) oceanic zone
  • 42. Which zone is where the ocean meets the land?
A) benthic zone
B) oceanic zone
C) intertidal zone
D) neritic zone
  • 43. This area has warm water and sunlight
A) intertidal zone
B) benthic zone
C) neritic zone
D) ocean floor oceanic zone
  • 44. This is the zone where the sea floor drops sharply
A) neritic zone
B) oceanic zone
C) intertidal zone
D) benthic 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) swamp
B) forest
C) marsh
D) savanna
  • 47. Components of a desert ecosystem include
A) plants that grow far apart
B) animals that are active mostly at night
C) all of these
D) a hot dry climate
  • 48. The forest biome that receives the most rainfall is the
A) temperate deciduous forest
B) desert
C) coniferous forest
D) tropical rain forest
  • 49. Which of these is an abiotic factor in a desert?
A) a lizard
B) coyote
C) a cactus
D) the soil
  • 50. Water temperature
A) has no effect on the animals in a marine ecosystem
B) increases as water gets deeper
C) affects the types of organisms that can live in a marine ecosystem
  • 51. All of these are abiotic factors in a marine ecosystem except:
A) sharks and whales
B) water depth
C) the amount of sunlight that passes into the water
D) water temperature
  • 52. One major abiotic factor in freshwater ecosystems is the
A) source of the water
B) none of these
C) speed of the water
D) width of the stream or river
  • 53. Trees that lose their leaves in the fall are called
A) coniferous trees
B) deciduous trees
C) evergreen trees
D) tall 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) benthic zone
D) oceanic zone
  • 55. An abiotic factor that affects marine ecosystems is
A) the amount of sunlight that passes through the water
B) the temperature of the water
C) the depth of the water
D) All of these
  • 56. This is a marine ecosystem that includes mudflats, sandy beaches and rocky shores
A) coral reef
B) an intertidal area
C) polar ice
D) the Sargasso Sea
  • 57. An ecosystem consists of
A) many populations of a number of species
B) only the abiotic environment such as rainfall and soil
C) all the places on Earth where life exists
D) a community of organisms and its abiotic environment
  • 58. Plants that can NOT tolerate water with a constantly changing salt content are NOT likely to be found in
A) an estuary
B) a pond
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) The movement of a boulder forms a new waterfall
B) Ash and silt from a forest fire cover the surface of the stream
C) The flow of a tributary stream slows slightly
D) There is unusually heavy snowfall in the winter
  • 60. What important abiotic factor is used to characterize a biome?
A) soil
B) climate
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) a neritic area
B) a coral reef
C) an estuary
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) other insects for the praying mantis to eat, and plants for the other insects to eat
B) plants 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
  • 65. What percent of the Earth is covered with oceans?
A) 25%
B) 75%
C) 40%
D) 50%
  • 66. Which biome can be found on all continents except Antarctica
A) Taiga
B) deserts
C) Tundra
D) grasslands
  • 67. The Nile River is a freshwater ecosystem
A) False
B) True
  • 68. The Everglades in Florida is a wetland ecosystem
A) False
B) True
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