Biomes
  • 1. The two features that determine the climate of an area are
A) weather and precipitation
B) temperature and weather
C) 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) Grassland
B) Tropical rainforest
C) Temperate deciduous forest
D) Coniferous forest
  • 4. Climate is a pattern that is seen over a
A) what is happening outside
B) long period of time
C) never known
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) Tundra
B) Grassland
C) Savannah
D) Tropical Rainforest
  • 7. This biome is very cold all year long
A) Coniferous Forest
B) Savannah
C) Tundra
D) Temperate Deciduous Forest
  • 8. This biome is the most diverse biome containing the greatest variety of plants and animals
A) Coniferous Forest
B) Savannah
C) Tundra
D) Tropical Rainforest
  • 9. This biome can be found in central Africa where elephants, zebra, lions, and cheetahs live
A) Tropical Rainforest
B) Savannah
C) Coniferous Forest
D) Grassland
  • 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) Grassland
B) Savannah
C) Desert
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) Savannah
B) Tundra
C) Temperate Deciduous Forest
D) Coniferous Forest
  • 14. Lakes,rivers,streams, ponds, and creeks are all apart of the _____________ biome
A) Saltwater
B) Freshwater
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) Freshwater
B) Saltwater
C) Marine
  • 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 feed animals
B) to make the soil better
C) to save water during the winter or during the dry season
D) to get more sunlight
  • 20. Where are conifer seeds produced?
A) in trunks
B) in needles
C) in waxy leaves
D) in cones
  • 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) The ground is too bare
B) Little light reaches the ground
C) It is too cold
D) Animals eat them
  • 23. What does biodiversity mean?
A) Many kinds of plants and animals
B) a lot of rain
C) great climate differences
D) rich soil
  • 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) shrubs
B) crops
C) grasses
D) conifers
  • 26. Why are there few trees in temperate grasslands?
A) rolling hills
B) too much rain
C) deep roots
D) fires
  • 27. How do plants adapt to the desert climate?
A) they grow only at night
B) They grow far apart so they don't have to compete with each other for water
C) they have roots above the ground
D) they do not have flowers
  • 28. What is permafrost?
A) soil that has thawed
B) muddy soil
C) soil that is always frozen
D) a plant in the tundra
  • 29. How does the alpine tundra differ from the polar tundra?
A) it is on mountain tops
B) it has many trees
C) it does not have permafrost
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) animals on the ocean floor
C) whales
D) barnacles
  • 33. How does a swamp differ from a marsh?
A) It has salt water
B) It has trees
C) It has very wet soil
D) It has many birds
  • 34. Which ocean temperature zone is the warmest?
A) littoral zone
B) Intertidal zone
C) thermocline
D) deep zone
  • 35. Which of the following is NOT an intertidal area?
A) coral reef
B) mudflat
C) sandy beach
D) rocky shore
  • 36. What makes it possible for many animals to live in the polar ice ecosystem?
A) cold air
B) coral reefs
C) floating algae
D) large numbers of plankton
  • 37. Which lake zone is closet to the land's edge?
A) tributary
B) open-water zone
C) deep-water zone
D) littoral zone
  • 38. Which biome has the greatest biological diversity?
A) alpine tundra
B) tropical rain forest
C) coniferous forest
D) temperate grassland
  • 39. Which biome would have trees with cones
A) temperate grassland
B) tropical rain forest
C) alpine tundra
D) coniferous forest
  • 40. Which biome is found on the mountain top?
A) tropical rainforest
B) alpine tundra
C) temperate grassland
D) coniferous forest
  • 41. Which is the ocean floor?
A) neritic zone
B) oceanic zone
C) benthic zone
D) intertidal zone
  • 42. Which zone is where the ocean meets the land?
A) benthic zone
B) neritic zone
C) intertidal zone
D) oceanic zone
  • 43. This area has warm water and sunlight
A) ocean floor oceanic zone
B) neritic zone
C) intertidal zone
D) benthic zone
  • 44. This is the zone where the sea floor drops sharply
A) oceanic zone
B) benthic zone
C) intertidal zone
D) neritic 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) forest
B) marsh
C) swamp
D) savanna
  • 47. Components of a desert ecosystem include
A) a hot dry climate
B) plants that grow far apart
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) temperate deciduous forest
C) desert
D) tropical rain 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) sharks and whales
D) water temperature
  • 52. One major abiotic factor in freshwater ecosystems is the
A) width of the stream or river
B) speed of the water
C) source of the water
D) none of these
  • 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) oceanic zone
B) neritic 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) coral reef
B) an intertidal area
C) the Sargasso Sea
D) polar ice
  • 57. An ecosystem consists of
A) a community of organisms and its abiotic environment
B) many populations of a number of species
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 freshwater stream
B) a pond
C) the neritic zone
D) an estuary
  • 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) Ash and silt from a forest fire cover the surface of the stream
B) There is unusually heavy snowfall in the winter
C) The movement of a boulder forms a new waterfall
D) The flow of a tributary stream slows slightly
  • 60. What important abiotic factor is used to characterize a biome?
A) plants and animals
B) number of ecosystems
C) soil
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) 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 intertidal area
B) a neritic area
C) an estuary
D) a coral reef
  • 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
D) other insects for the praying mantis to eat, and plants for the other insects to eat
  • 65. What percent of the Earth is covered with oceans?
A) 25%
B) 50%
C) 40%
D) 75%
  • 66. Which biome can be found on all continents except Antarctica
A) Taiga
B) grasslands
C) Tundra
D) deserts
  • 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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