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) Temperate deciduous forest
B) Tropical rainforest
C) Coniferous forest
D) Grassland
  • 4. Climate is a pattern that is seen over a
A) short period of time
B) never known
C) what is happening outside
D) long period of time
  • 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) Savannah
C) Tundra
D) Tropical Rainforest
  • 7. This biome is very cold all year long
A) Temperate Deciduous Forest
B) Savannah
C) Coniferous Forest
D) Tundra
  • 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) Tropical Rainforest
C) Grassland
D) Coniferous Forest
  • 10. This biome is known as the Taiga and can be found in Canada
A) Coniferous forest
B) Temperate Deciduous Forest
C) Tundra
D) Grassland
  • 11. Scorpions, cactus, lizards, snakes, and woodpeckers all live in this biome
A) Grassland
B) Desert
C) Savannah
D) Tropical Rainforest
  • 12. This biome's climate is warm summers, cold winters, and moderate precipitation
A) Tundra
B) Temperate Deciduous Forest
C) Tropical Rainforest
D) Desert
  • 13. This biome can be found in Antarctica and contains animals like seals, polar bears, and whales
A) Temperate Deciduous Forest
B) Coniferous Forest
C) Tundra
D) Savannah
  • 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) 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 color
B) to decide
C) to fall off
D) to change seasons
  • 19. Why do deciduous trees lose their leaves?
A) to make the soil better
B) to feed animals
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 cones
B) in waxy leaves
C) in trunks
D) in needles
  • 21. What covers the needles of conifers?
A) sap
B) bark
C) weeds
D) waxy coating
  • 22. Why do few large plants grow beneath conifers?
A) Animals eat them
B) It is too cold
C) Little light reaches the ground
D) The ground is too bare
  • 23. What does biodiversity mean?
A) a lot of rain
B) rich soil
C) Many kinds of plants and animals
D) great climate differences
  • 24. What is the rain-forest canopy
A) ground
B) vines
C) treetops
D) tree trunks
  • 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) too much rain
B) rolling hills
C) fires
D) deep roots
  • 27. How do plants adapt to the desert climate?
A) they have roots above the ground
B) they grow only at night
C) they do not have flowers
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) soil that has thawed
C) a plant in the tundra
D) muddy soil
  • 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) how animals adapt
B) speed of water
C) amount of salt
D) number of fish
  • 32. Which of the following ocean animals need warm water to live?
A) barnacles
B) animals on the ocean floor
C) animals in coral reefs
D) whales
  • 33. How does a swamp differ from a marsh?
A) It has very wet soil
B) It has trees
C) It has many birds
D) It has salt water
  • 34. Which ocean temperature zone is the warmest?
A) Intertidal zone
B) littoral zone
C) thermocline
D) deep zone
  • 35. Which of the following is NOT an intertidal area?
A) sandy beach
B) rocky shore
C) mudflat
D) coral reef
  • 36. What makes it possible for many animals to live in the polar ice ecosystem?
A) large numbers of plankton
B) coral reefs
C) cold air
D) floating algae
  • 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) temperate grassland
B) coniferous forest
C) tropical rain forest
D) alpine tundra
  • 39. Which biome would have trees with cones
A) temperate grassland
B) coniferous forest
C) alpine tundra
D) tropical rain forest
  • 40. Which biome is found on the mountain top?
A) temperate grassland
B) alpine tundra
C) tropical rainforest
D) coniferous forest
  • 41. Which is the ocean floor?
A) benthic zone
B) neritic zone
C) intertidal zone
D) oceanic zone
  • 42. Which zone is where the ocean meets the land?
A) intertidal zone
B) neritic zone
C) oceanic zone
D) benthic zone
  • 43. This area has warm water and sunlight
A) neritic zone
B) benthic zone
C) ocean floor oceanic zone
D) intertidal zone
  • 44. This is the zone where the sea floor drops sharply
A) oceanic zone
B) intertidal zone
C) neritic zone
D) benthic zone
  • 45. An important ecosystem for flood control is a
A) wetland
B) river
C) desert
D) ocean
  • 46. A wetland with no trees is a
A) forest
B) swamp
C) savanna
D) marsh
  • 47. Components of a desert ecosystem include
A) all of these
B) plants that grow far apart
C) a hot dry climate
D) animals that are active mostly at night
  • 48. The forest biome that receives the most rainfall is the
A) temperate deciduous forest
B) tropical rain forest
C) coniferous forest
D) desert
  • 49. Which of these is an abiotic factor in a desert?
A) coyote
B) a cactus
C) a lizard
D) the soil
  • 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 depth
B) water temperature
C) the amount of sunlight that passes into the water
D) sharks and whales
  • 52. One major abiotic factor in freshwater ecosystems is the
A) width of the stream or river
B) speed of the water
C) none of these
D) source of the water
  • 53. Trees that lose their leaves in the fall are called
A) coniferous trees
B) evergreen trees
C) deciduous trees
D) tall 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) oceanic zone
D) neritic zone
  • 55. An abiotic factor that affects marine ecosystems is
A) the temperature of the water
B) the depth of the water
C) All of these
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) coral reef
B) the Sargasso Sea
C) an intertidal area
D) polar ice
  • 57. An ecosystem consists of
A) all the places on Earth where life exists
B) a community of organisms and its abiotic environment
C) only the abiotic environment such as rainfall and soil
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) a freshwater stream
B) an estuary
C) a pond
D) the neritic zone
  • 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) The movement of a boulder forms a new waterfall
C) Ash and silt from a forest fire cover the surface of the stream
D) There is unusually heavy snowfall in the winter
  • 60. What important abiotic factor is used to characterize a biome?
A) soil
B) plants and animals
C) number of ecosystems
D) climate
  • 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) trees
C) birds
D) plants
  • 63. An area where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean is called
A) a neritic area
B) an intertidal area
C) a coral reef
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) other insects for the praying mantis to eat
C) plants for the praying mantis to eat
D) a mouse for the praying mantis to eat, and grains for the mouse to eat
  • 65. What percent of the Earth is covered with oceans?
A) 75%
B) 40%
C) 25%
D) 50%
  • 66. Which biome can be found on all continents except Antarctica
A) Taiga
B) Tundra
C) grasslands
D) deserts
  • 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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