Biomes
  • 1. The two features that determine the climate of an area are
A) weather
B) temperature and precipitation
C) weather and precipitation
D) temperature and weather
  • 2. This biome is the driest of all the biomes
A) Temperate Deciduous forest
B) Tundra
C) Desert
  • 3. This is the biome in which we live in
A) Temperate deciduous forest
B) Grassland
C) Coniferous forest
D) Tropical rainforest
  • 4. Climate is a pattern that is seen over a
A) short period of time
B) what is happening outside
C) long period of time
D) never known
  • 5. Climate and weather are the same thing
A) true
B) false
  • 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) Tundra
B) Coniferous Forest
C) Savannah
D) Temperate Deciduous Forest
  • 8. This biome is the most diverse biome containing the greatest variety of plants and animals
A) Savannah
B) Coniferous Forest
C) Tundra
D) Tropical Rainforest
  • 9. This biome can be found in central Africa where elephants, zebra, lions, and cheetahs live
A) Coniferous Forest
B) Tropical Rainforest
C) Savannah
D) Grassland
  • 10. This biome is known as the Taiga and can be found in Canada
A) Tundra
B) Grassland
C) Coniferous forest
D) Temperate Deciduous Forest
  • 11. Scorpions, cactus, lizards, snakes, and woodpeckers all live in this biome
A) Savannah
B) Tropical Rainforest
C) Grassland
D) Desert
  • 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) Savannah
D) Tundra
  • 14. Lakes,rivers,streams, ponds, and creeks are all apart of the _____________ biome
A) Freshwater
B) Saltwater
C) Marine
  • 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 fall off
B) to change seasons
C) to decide
D) to change color
  • 19. Why do deciduous trees lose their leaves?
A) to save water during the winter or during the dry season
B) to get more sunlight
C) to make the soil better
D) to feed animals
  • 20. Where are conifer seeds produced?
A) in needles
B) in trunks
C) in cones
D) in waxy leaves
  • 21. What covers the needles of conifers?
A) weeds
B) sap
C) waxy coating
D) bark
  • 22. Why do few large plants grow beneath conifers?
A) It is too cold
B) The ground is too bare
C) Little light reaches the ground
D) Animals eat them
  • 23. What does biodiversity mean?
A) a lot of rain
B) great climate differences
C) rich soil
D) Many kinds of plants and animals
  • 24. What is the rain-forest canopy
A) treetops
B) tree trunks
C) ground
D) vines
  • 25. What are the main plants in temperate grasslands?
A) conifers
B) shrubs
C) grasses
D) crops
  • 26. Why are there few trees in temperate grasslands?
A) too much rain
B) rolling hills
C) deep roots
D) fires
  • 27. How do plants adapt to the desert climate?
A) they grow only at night
B) they do not have flowers
C) They grow far apart so they don't have to compete with each other for water
D) they have roots above the ground
  • 28. What is permafrost?
A) a plant in the tundra
B) soil that is always frozen
C) muddy soil
D) soil that has thawed
  • 29. How does the alpine tundra differ from the polar tundra?
A) it is on mountain tops
B) it does not have permafrost
C) it gets no sunlight
D) it has many trees
  • 30. Which adaptation would NOT help an arctic plant survive in the tundra?
A) thick insulating tree bark
B) large wide, fleshy leaves
C) pine needles
  • 31. Which of the following is a key abiotic factor in rivers
A) number of fish
B) how animals adapt
C) amount of salt
D) speed of water
  • 32. Which of the following ocean animals need warm water to live?
A) animals on the ocean floor
B) animals in coral reefs
C) whales
D) barnacles
  • 33. How does a swamp differ from a marsh?
A) It has very wet soil
B) It has many birds
C) It has salt water
D) It has trees
  • 34. Which ocean temperature zone is the warmest?
A) deep zone
B) Intertidal zone
C) thermocline
D) littoral zone
  • 35. Which of the following is NOT an intertidal area?
A) rocky shore
B) sandy beach
C) mudflat
D) coral reef
  • 36. What makes it possible for many animals to live in the polar ice ecosystem?
A) coral reefs
B) floating algae
C) cold air
D) large numbers of plankton
  • 37. Which lake zone is closet to the land's edge?
A) tributary
B) littoral zone
C) open-water zone
D) deep-water zone
  • 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) temperate grassland
B) alpine tundra
C) coniferous forest
D) tropical rain forest
  • 40. Which biome is found on the mountain top?
A) alpine tundra
B) coniferous forest
C) temperate grassland
D) tropical rainforest
  • 41. Which is the ocean floor?
A) benthic zone
B) neritic zone
C) oceanic zone
D) intertidal zone
  • 42. Which zone is where the ocean meets the land?
A) intertidal zone
B) benthic zone
C) neritic zone
D) oceanic 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) ocean
B) wetland
C) desert
D) river
  • 46. A wetland with no trees is a
A) forest
B) marsh
C) swamp
D) savanna
  • 47. Components of a desert ecosystem include
A) animals that are active mostly at night
B) a hot dry climate
C) plants that grow far apart
D) all of these
  • 48. The forest biome that receives the most rainfall is the
A) coniferous forest
B) tropical rain forest
C) temperate deciduous forest
D) desert
  • 49. Which of these is an abiotic factor in a desert?
A) the soil
B) a lizard
C) coyote
D) a cactus
  • 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) water temperature
B) water depth
C) sharks and whales
D) the amount of sunlight that passes into the water
  • 52. One major abiotic factor in freshwater ecosystems is the
A) speed of the water
B) source of the water
C) width of the stream or river
D) none of these
  • 53. Trees that lose their leaves in the fall are called
A) deciduous trees
B) evergreen trees
C) tall 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) oceanic zone
C) intertidal zone
D) benthic 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) All of these
D) the depth of the water
  • 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) only the abiotic environment such as rainfall and soil
B) all the places on Earth where life exists
C) a community of organisms and its abiotic environment
D) many populations of a number of species
  • 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) the neritic zone
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) 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) plants and animals
C) climate
D) soil
  • 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) plants
B) moist soil
C) birds
D) trees
  • 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) plants for the praying mantis to eat
B) other insects for the praying mantis to eat, and plants for the other insects 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) 75%
B) 25%
C) 40%
D) 50%
  • 66. Which biome can be found on all continents except Antarctica
A) Tundra
B) deserts
C) grasslands
D) Taiga
  • 67. The Nile River is a freshwater ecosystem
A) True
B) False
  • 68. The Everglades in Florida is a wetland ecosystem
A) False
B) True
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