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Contribuido por: Mitchell
(Autor original: Sanchez)
  • 1. The two features that determine the climate of an area are
A) temperature and precipitation
B) weather
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) Grassland
B) Tropical rainforest
C) Coniferous forest
D) Temperate deciduous forest
  • 4. Climate is a pattern that is seen over a
A) short period of time
B) never known
C) long 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) Tropical Rainforest
B) Tundra
C) Grassland
D) Savannah
  • 7. This biome is very cold all year long
A) Tundra
B) Savannah
C) Coniferous Forest
D) Temperate Deciduous Forest
  • 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) Savannah
B) Coniferous Forest
C) Grassland
D) Tropical Rainforest
  • 10. This biome is known as the Taiga and can be found in Canada
A) Coniferous forest
B) Tundra
C) Temperate Deciduous Forest
D) Grassland
  • 11. Scorpions, cactus, lizards, snakes, and woodpeckers all live in this biome
A) Desert
B) Savannah
C) Grassland
D) Tropical Rainforest
  • 12. This biome's climate is warm summers, cold winters, and moderate precipitation
A) Tropical Rainforest
B) Temperate Deciduous Forest
C) Tundra
D) Desert
  • 13. This biome can be found in Antarctica and contains animals like seals, polar bears, and whales
A) Tundra
B) Savannah
C) Temperate Deciduous Forest
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 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 trunks
B) in cones
C) in needles
D) in waxy leaves
  • 21. What covers the needles of conifers?
A) sap
B) weeds
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) rich soil
C) great climate differences
D) Many kinds of plants and animals
  • 24. What is the rain-forest canopy
A) treetops
B) tree trunks
C) vines
D) ground
  • 25. What are the main plants in temperate grasslands?
A) shrubs
B) conifers
C) crops
D) grasses
  • 26. Why are there few trees in temperate grasslands?
A) fires
B) rolling hills
C) deep roots
D) too much rain
  • 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) soil that is always frozen
B) a plant in the tundra
C) soil that has thawed
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 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) 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) number of fish
D) speed of water
  • 32. Which of the following ocean animals need warm water to live?
A) animals on the ocean floor
B) barnacles
C) animals in coral reefs
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) thermocline
B) deep zone
C) Intertidal zone
D) littoral zone
  • 35. Which of the following is NOT an intertidal area?
A) sandy beach
B) coral reef
C) mudflat
D) rocky shore
  • 36. What makes it possible for many animals to live in the polar ice ecosystem?
A) coral reefs
B) floating algae
C) large numbers of plankton
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) coniferous forest
B) temperate grassland
C) alpine tundra
D) tropical rain forest
  • 39. Which biome would have trees with cones
A) tropical rain forest
B) coniferous forest
C) alpine tundra
D) temperate grassland
  • 40. Which biome is found on the mountain top?
A) coniferous forest
B) tropical rainforest
C) alpine tundra
D) temperate grassland
  • 41. Which is the ocean floor?
A) neritic zone
B) intertidal zone
C) oceanic zone
D) benthic zone
  • 42. Which zone is where the ocean meets the land?
A) neritic zone
B) benthic zone
C) intertidal zone
D) oceanic zone
  • 43. This area has warm water and sunlight
A) neritic zone
B) ocean floor oceanic zone
C) benthic zone
D) intertidal zone
  • 44. This is the zone where the sea floor drops sharply
A) oceanic zone
B) neritic zone
C) intertidal zone
D) benthic zone
  • 45. An important ecosystem for flood control is a
A) desert
B) wetland
C) ocean
D) river
  • 46. A wetland with no trees is a
A) marsh
B) swamp
C) savanna
D) forest
  • 47. Components of a desert ecosystem include
A) a hot dry climate
B) animals that are active mostly at night
C) all of these
D) plants that grow far apart
  • 48. The forest biome that receives the most rainfall is the
A) temperate deciduous forest
B) coniferous forest
C) tropical rain forest
D) desert
  • 49. Which of these is an abiotic factor in a desert?
A) the soil
B) a cactus
C) coyote
D) a lizard
  • 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) the amount of sunlight that passes into the water
B) water temperature
C) water depth
D) sharks and whales
  • 52. One major abiotic factor in freshwater ecosystems is the
A) source of the water
B) none of these
C) width of the stream or river
D) speed of the water
  • 53. Trees that lose their leaves in the fall are called
A) evergreen trees
B) coniferous trees
C) tall trees
D) deciduous trees
  • 54. In which major ocean zones are plants and animals exposed to air for part of the day?
A) benthic zone
B) intertidal zone
C) neritic zone
D) oceanic zone
  • 55. An abiotic factor that affects marine ecosystems is
A) All of these
B) the amount of sunlight that passes through the water
C) the temperature of the water
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) coral reef
D) an intertidal area
  • 57. An ecosystem consists of
A) only the abiotic environment such as rainfall and soil
B) a community of organisms and its abiotic environment
C) many populations of a number of species
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) an estuary
B) the neritic zone
C) a pond
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 movement of a boulder forms a new waterfall
B) Ash and silt from a forest fire cover the surface of the stream
C) There is unusually heavy snowfall in the winter
D) The flow of a tributary stream slows slightly
  • 60. What important abiotic factor is used to characterize a biome?
A) soil
B) plants and animals
C) climate
D) number of ecosystems
  • 61. Why are savannas well-suited to supporting large herbivores?
A) They are cold and dry
B) They are dry and hot
C) They are areas where grasses are the main plants
  • 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) plants
C) trees
D) birds
  • 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 intertidal area
D) an estuary
  • 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) a mouse for the praying mantis to eat, and grains for the mouse to eat
C) other insects for the praying mantis to eat
D) plants for the praying mantis 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) Taiga
C) deserts
D) grasslands
  • 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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