Biomes
  • 1. The two features that determine the climate of an area are
A) weather
B) temperature and precipitation
C) temperature and weather
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) Grassland
B) Tropical rainforest
C) Coniferous forest
D) Temperate deciduous forest
  • 4. Climate is a pattern that is seen over a
A) long period of time
B) short period of time
C) never known
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) Savannah
B) Tropical Rainforest
C) Grassland
D) Tundra
  • 7. This biome is very cold all year long
A) Coniferous Forest
B) Temperate Deciduous Forest
C) Savannah
D) Tundra
  • 8. This biome is the most diverse biome containing the greatest variety of plants and animals
A) Coniferous Forest
B) Tropical Rainforest
C) Savannah
D) Tundra
  • 9. This biome can be found in central Africa where elephants, zebra, lions, and cheetahs live
A) Coniferous Forest
B) Savannah
C) Grassland
D) Tropical Rainforest
  • 10. This biome is known as the Taiga and can be found in Canada
A) Grassland
B) Tundra
C) Temperate Deciduous Forest
D) Coniferous forest
  • 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) Temperate Deciduous Forest
B) Desert
C) Tundra
D) Tropical Rainforest
  • 13. This biome can be found in Antarctica and contains animals like seals, polar bears, and whales
A) Coniferous Forest
B) Savannah
C) Tundra
D) Temperate Deciduous Forest
  • 14. Lakes,rivers,streams, ponds, and creeks are all apart of the _____________ biome
A) Marine
B) Saltwater
C) Freshwater
  • 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 fall off
C) to change color
D) to decide
  • 19. Why do deciduous trees lose their leaves?
A) to get more sunlight
B) to feed animals
C) to save water during the winter or during the dry season
D) to make the soil better
  • 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) sap
B) waxy coating
C) bark
D) weeds
  • 22. Why do few large plants grow beneath conifers?
A) Little light reaches the ground
B) It is too cold
C) Animals eat them
D) The ground is too bare
  • 23. What does biodiversity mean?
A) a lot of rain
B) Many kinds of plants and animals
C) rich soil
D) great climate differences
  • 24. What is the rain-forest canopy
A) tree trunks
B) ground
C) vines
D) treetops
  • 25. What are the main plants in temperate grasslands?
A) conifers
B) grasses
C) shrubs
D) crops
  • 26. Why are there few trees in temperate grasslands?
A) deep roots
B) too much rain
C) rolling hills
D) fires
  • 27. How do plants adapt to the desert climate?
A) they do not have flowers
B) they grow only at night
C) they have roots above the ground
D) They grow far apart so they don't have to compete with each other for water
  • 28. What is permafrost?
A) a plant in the tundra
B) soil that has thawed
C) muddy soil
D) soil that is always frozen
  • 29. How does the alpine tundra differ from the polar tundra?
A) it gets no sunlight
B) it has many trees
C) it is on mountain tops
D) it does not have permafrost
  • 30. Which adaptation would NOT help an arctic plant survive in the tundra?
A) thick insulating tree bark
B) pine needles
C) large wide, fleshy leaves
  • 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) whales
C) barnacles
D) animals in coral reefs
  • 33. How does a swamp differ from a marsh?
A) It has very wet soil
B) It has salt water
C) It has trees
D) It has many birds
  • 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) sandy beach
B) mudflat
C) coral reef
D) rocky shore
  • 36. What makes it possible for many animals to live in the polar ice ecosystem?
A) cold air
B) large numbers of plankton
C) floating algae
D) coral reefs
  • 37. Which lake zone is closet to the land's edge?
A) open-water zone
B) tributary
C) deep-water zone
D) littoral zone
  • 38. Which biome has the greatest biological diversity?
A) coniferous forest
B) tropical rain forest
C) temperate grassland
D) alpine tundra
  • 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) temperate grassland
C) tropical rainforest
D) coniferous forest
  • 41. Which is the ocean floor?
A) intertidal zone
B) neritic zone
C) benthic zone
D) oceanic zone
  • 42. Which zone is where the ocean meets the land?
A) oceanic zone
B) intertidal zone
C) benthic zone
D) neritic zone
  • 43. This area has warm water and sunlight
A) benthic zone
B) ocean floor oceanic zone
C) intertidal zone
D) neritic 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) ocean
B) river
C) wetland
D) desert
  • 46. A wetland with no trees is a
A) forest
B) marsh
C) savanna
D) swamp
  • 47. Components of a desert ecosystem include
A) animals that are active mostly at night
B) plants that grow far apart
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) tropical rain forest
C) desert
D) coniferous 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) increases as water gets deeper
B) has no effect on the animals in a marine ecosystem
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) speed of the water
B) none of these
C) width of the stream or river
D) source of the water
  • 53. Trees that lose their leaves in the fall are called
A) deciduous trees
B) coniferous trees
C) tall trees
D) evergreen trees
  • 54. In which major ocean zones are plants and animals exposed to air for part of the day?
A) intertidal zone
B) benthic zone
C) neritic zone
D) oceanic zone
  • 55. An abiotic factor that affects marine ecosystems is
A) the temperature of the water
B) the amount of sunlight that passes through 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) an intertidal area
B) the Sargasso Sea
C) polar ice
D) coral reef
  • 57. An ecosystem consists of
A) a community of organisms and its abiotic environment
B) many populations of a number of species
C) all the places on Earth where life exists
D) only the abiotic environment such as rainfall and soil
  • 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 freshwater stream
C) the neritic zone
D) a pond
  • 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) The flow of a tributary stream slows slightly
D) Ash and silt from a forest fire cover the surface of the stream
  • 60. What important abiotic factor is used to characterize a biome?
A) climate
B) number of ecosystems
C) plants and animals
D) soil
  • 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) moist soil
C) plants
D) trees
  • 63. An area where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean is called
A) an estuary
B) a coral reef
C) an intertidal area
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) 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) 75%
D) 40%
  • 66. Which biome can be found on all continents except Antarctica
A) Tundra
B) Taiga
C) grasslands
D) deserts
  • 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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