Biomes
  • 1. The two features that determine the climate of an area are
A) temperature and weather
B) weather
C) temperature and precipitation
D) weather 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) Grassland
D) Tropical rainforest
  • 4. Climate is a pattern that is seen over a
A) never known
B) what is happening outside
C) short period of time
D) long period of time
  • 5. Climate and weather are the same thing
A) true
B) false
  • 6. This biome is the wettest biome of all the biomes
A) Savannah
B) Grassland
C) Tundra
D) Tropical Rainforest
  • 7. This biome is very cold all year long
A) Coniferous Forest
B) Tundra
C) Temperate Deciduous Forest
D) Savannah
  • 8. This biome is the most diverse biome containing the greatest variety of plants and animals
A) Tropical Rainforest
B) Savannah
C) Coniferous Forest
D) Tundra
  • 9. This biome can be found in central Africa where elephants, zebra, lions, and cheetahs live
A) Savannah
B) Coniferous Forest
C) Tropical Rainforest
D) Grassland
  • 10. This biome is known as the Taiga and can be found in Canada
A) Coniferous forest
B) Tundra
C) Grassland
D) Temperate Deciduous Forest
  • 11. Scorpions, cactus, lizards, snakes, and woodpeckers all live in this biome
A) Savannah
B) Grassland
C) Desert
D) Tropical Rainforest
  • 12. This biome's climate is warm summers, cold winters, and moderate precipitation
A) Temperate Deciduous Forest
B) Tundra
C) Desert
D) Tropical Rainforest
  • 13. This biome can be found in Antarctica and contains animals like seals, polar bears, and whales
A) Coniferous Forest
B) Temperate Deciduous Forest
C) Tundra
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) Freshwater
B) Marine
  • 16. Frogs, catfish, beavers, snakes, and toads are all found in this biome
A) Marine
B) Saltwater
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 fall off
C) to decide
D) to change color
  • 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 get more sunlight
D) to feed animals
  • 20. Where are conifer seeds produced?
A) in needles
B) in cones
C) in trunks
D) in waxy leaves
  • 21. What covers the needles of conifers?
A) weeds
B) bark
C) waxy coating
D) sap
  • 22. Why do few large plants grow beneath conifers?
A) Animals eat them
B) The ground is too bare
C) Little light reaches the ground
D) It is too cold
  • 23. What does biodiversity mean?
A) great climate differences
B) rich soil
C) Many kinds of plants and animals
D) a lot of rain
  • 24. What is the rain-forest canopy
A) tree trunks
B) treetops
C) ground
D) vines
  • 25. What are the main plants in temperate grasslands?
A) grasses
B) conifers
C) crops
D) shrubs
  • 26. Why are there few trees in temperate grasslands?
A) deep roots
B) fires
C) rolling hills
D) too much rain
  • 27. How do plants adapt to the desert climate?
A) they do not have flowers
B) They grow far apart so they don't have to compete with each other for water
C) they grow only at night
D) they have roots above the ground
  • 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 does not have permafrost
B) it has many trees
C) it gets no sunlight
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) 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) speed of water
D) number of fish
  • 32. Which of the following ocean animals need warm water to live?
A) barnacles
B) animals on the ocean floor
C) whales
D) animals in coral reefs
  • 33. How does a swamp differ from a marsh?
A) It has trees
B) It has salt water
C) It has many birds
D) It has very wet soil
  • 34. Which ocean temperature zone is the warmest?
A) thermocline
B) littoral zone
C) Intertidal zone
D) deep zone
  • 35. Which of the following is NOT an intertidal area?
A) mudflat
B) sandy beach
C) coral reef
D) rocky shore
  • 36. What makes it possible for many animals to live in the polar ice ecosystem?
A) coral reefs
B) cold air
C) large numbers of plankton
D) floating algae
  • 37. Which lake zone is closet to the land's edge?
A) tributary
B) littoral zone
C) deep-water zone
D) open-water zone
  • 38. Which biome has the greatest biological diversity?
A) temperate grassland
B) alpine tundra
C) tropical rain forest
D) coniferous forest
  • 39. Which biome would have trees with cones
A) coniferous forest
B) temperate grassland
C) alpine tundra
D) tropical rain forest
  • 40. Which biome is found on the mountain top?
A) alpine tundra
B) coniferous forest
C) tropical rainforest
D) temperate grassland
  • 41. Which is the ocean floor?
A) intertidal zone
B) benthic zone
C) neritic zone
D) oceanic zone
  • 42. Which zone is where the ocean meets the land?
A) intertidal zone
B) oceanic zone
C) benthic zone
D) neritic zone
  • 43. This area has warm water and sunlight
A) neritic zone
B) benthic zone
C) intertidal zone
D) ocean floor oceanic zone
  • 44. This is the zone where the sea floor drops sharply
A) intertidal zone
B) oceanic zone
C) benthic zone
D) neritic zone
  • 45. An important ecosystem for flood control is a
A) ocean
B) desert
C) wetland
D) river
  • 46. A wetland with no trees is a
A) marsh
B) forest
C) savanna
D) swamp
  • 47. Components of a desert ecosystem include
A) plants that grow far apart
B) a hot dry climate
C) all of these
D) animals that are active mostly at night
  • 48. The forest biome that receives the most rainfall is the
A) coniferous forest
B) tropical rain forest
C) desert
D) temperate deciduous forest
  • 49. Which of these is an abiotic factor in a desert?
A) the soil
B) coyote
C) a lizard
D) a cactus
  • 50. Water temperature
A) affects the types of organisms that can live in a marine ecosystem
B) increases as water gets deeper
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) water temperature
D) sharks and whales
  • 52. One major abiotic factor in freshwater ecosystems is the
A) source of the water
B) speed 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) 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) 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) All of these
D) the amount of sunlight that passes through the water
  • 56. This is a marine ecosystem that includes mudflats, sandy beaches and rocky shores
A) an intertidal area
B) coral reef
C) the Sargasso Sea
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) only the abiotic environment such as rainfall and soil
D) all the places on Earth where life exists
  • 58. Plants that can NOT tolerate water with a constantly changing salt content are NOT likely to be found in
A) a pond
B) a freshwater stream
C) an estuary
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) The movement of a boulder forms a new waterfall
C) Ash and silt from a forest fire cover the surface of the stream
D) The flow of a tributary stream slows slightly
  • 60. What important abiotic factor is used to characterize a biome?
A) number of ecosystems
B) soil
C) plants and animals
D) climate
  • 61. Why are savannas well-suited to supporting large herbivores?
A) They are cold and dry
B) They are areas where grasses are the main plants
C) They are dry and hot
  • 62. Marshes and Swaps are two types of wetlands. What is the main factor that swamps have that marshes don't have?
A) birds
B) trees
C) plants
D) moist soil
  • 63. An area where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean is called
A) an estuary
B) an intertidal area
C) a coral reef
D) a neritic 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) other insects for the praying mantis to eat
C) plants for the praying mantis to eat
D) a mouse for the praying mantis to eat, and grains for the mouse to eat
  • 65. What percent of the Earth is covered with oceans?
A) 40%
B) 50%
C) 75%
D) 25%
  • 66. Which biome can be found on all continents except Antarctica
A) Tundra
B) deserts
C) Taiga
D) grasslands
  • 67. The Nile River is a freshwater ecosystem
A) False
B) True
  • 68. The Everglades in Florida is a wetland ecosystem
A) True
B) False
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