Biomes
  • 1. The two features that determine the climate of an area are
A) weather and precipitation
B) temperature and precipitation
C) weather
D) temperature and weather
  • 2. This biome is the driest of all the biomes
A) Desert
B) Tundra
C) Temperate Deciduous forest
  • 3. This is the biome in which we live in
A) Coniferous forest
B) Grassland
C) Tropical rainforest
D) Temperate deciduous forest
  • 4. Climate is a pattern that is seen over a
A) long period of time
B) what is happening outside
C) short period of time
D) never known
  • 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) Savannah
D) Grassland
  • 7. This biome is very cold all year long
A) Tundra
B) Temperate Deciduous Forest
C) Savannah
D) Coniferous Forest
  • 8. This biome is the most diverse biome containing the greatest variety of plants and animals
A) Coniferous Forest
B) Savannah
C) Tropical Rainforest
D) Tundra
  • 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) Tundra
B) Coniferous forest
C) Temperate Deciduous Forest
D) Grassland
  • 11. Scorpions, cactus, lizards, snakes, and woodpeckers all live in this biome
A) Grassland
B) Desert
C) Tropical Rainforest
D) Savannah
  • 12. This biome's climate is warm summers, cold winters, and moderate precipitation
A) Tundra
B) Desert
C) Temperate Deciduous Forest
D) Tropical Rainforest
  • 13. This biome can be found in Antarctica and contains animals like seals, polar bears, and whales
A) Temperate Deciduous Forest
B) Tundra
C) Savannah
D) Coniferous Forest
  • 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) 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 decide
B) to fall off
C) to change color
D) to change seasons
  • 19. Why do deciduous trees lose their leaves?
A) to make the soil better
B) to get more sunlight
C) to save water during the winter or during the dry season
D) to feed animals
  • 20. Where are conifer seeds produced?
A) in waxy leaves
B) in needles
C) in cones
D) in trunks
  • 21. What covers the needles of conifers?
A) waxy coating
B) bark
C) sap
D) weeds
  • 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) Many kinds of plants and animals
B) great climate differences
C) rich soil
D) a lot of rain
  • 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) crops
B) conifers
C) shrubs
D) grasses
  • 26. Why are there few trees in temperate grasslands?
A) rolling hills
B) fires
C) too much rain
D) deep roots
  • 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) a plant in the tundra
B) muddy soil
C) soil that is always frozen
D) soil that has thawed
  • 29. How does the alpine tundra differ from the polar tundra?
A) it is on mountain tops
B) it gets no sunlight
C) it does not have permafrost
D) it has many trees
  • 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) speed of water
B) number of fish
C) how animals adapt
D) amount of salt
  • 32. Which of the following ocean animals need warm water to live?
A) animals in coral reefs
B) barnacles
C) animals on the ocean floor
D) whales
  • 33. How does a swamp differ from a marsh?
A) It has many birds
B) It has salt water
C) It has very wet soil
D) It has trees
  • 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) 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) cold air
B) floating algae
C) coral reefs
D) large numbers of plankton
  • 37. Which lake zone is closet to the land's edge?
A) open-water zone
B) littoral zone
C) tributary
D) deep-water zone
  • 38. Which biome has the greatest biological diversity?
A) coniferous forest
B) temperate grassland
C) tropical rain forest
D) alpine tundra
  • 39. Which biome would have trees with cones
A) tropical rain forest
B) temperate grassland
C) coniferous forest
D) alpine tundra
  • 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) neritic zone
B) benthic zone
C) oceanic zone
D) intertidal zone
  • 42. Which zone is where the ocean meets the land?
A) oceanic zone
B) benthic zone
C) neritic zone
D) intertidal zone
  • 43. This area has warm water and sunlight
A) benthic zone
B) intertidal 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) wetland
B) river
C) ocean
D) desert
  • 46. A wetland with no trees is a
A) forest
B) swamp
C) marsh
D) savanna
  • 47. Components of a desert ecosystem include
A) animals that are active mostly at night
B) plants that grow far apart
C) a hot dry climate
D) all of these
  • 48. The forest biome that receives the most rainfall is the
A) temperate deciduous forest
B) desert
C) tropical rain forest
D) coniferous forest
  • 49. Which of these is an abiotic factor in a desert?
A) coyote
B) the soil
C) a lizard
D) a cactus
  • 50. Water temperature
A) increases as water gets deeper
B) affects the types of organisms that can live in a marine ecosystem
C) has no effect on the animals in a marine ecosystem
  • 51. All of these are abiotic factors in a marine ecosystem except:
A) water depth
B) the amount of sunlight that passes into the water
C) sharks and whales
D) water temperature
  • 52. One major abiotic factor in freshwater ecosystems is the
A) speed of the water
B) width of the stream or river
C) none of these
D) source of the water
  • 53. Trees that lose their leaves in the fall are called
A) evergreen trees
B) deciduous 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) oceanic zone
B) benthic zone
C) intertidal zone
D) neritic zone
  • 55. An abiotic factor that affects marine ecosystems is
A) the depth of the water
B) All of these
C) the temperature of the water
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) polar ice
B) an intertidal area
C) the Sargasso Sea
D) coral reef
  • 57. An ecosystem consists of
A) all the places on Earth where life exists
B) many populations of a number of species
C) only the abiotic environment such as rainfall and soil
D) a community of organisms and its abiotic environment
  • 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) The flow of a tributary stream slows slightly
B) There is unusually heavy snowfall in the winter
C) Ash and silt from a forest fire cover the surface of the stream
D) The movement of a boulder forms a new waterfall
  • 60. What important abiotic factor is used to characterize a biome?
A) plants and animals
B) climate
C) number of ecosystems
D) soil
  • 61. Why are savannas well-suited to supporting large herbivores?
A) They are areas where grasses are the main plants
B) They are cold and dry
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) trees
B) moist soil
C) plants
D) birds
  • 63. An area where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean is called
A) a coral reef
B) an intertidal area
C) an estuary
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) a mouse for the praying mantis to eat, and grains for the mouse to eat
D) plants for the praying mantis to eat
  • 65. What percent of the Earth is covered with oceans?
A) 25%
B) 40%
C) 75%
D) 50%
  • 66. Which biome can be found on all continents except Antarctica
A) deserts
B) grasslands
C) Tundra
D) Taiga
  • 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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