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Biomes
Con il contributo di: Mitchell
(Autore originale: Sanchez)
  • 1. The two features that determine the climate of an area are
A) weather and precipitation
B) temperature and precipitation
C) temperature and weather
D) weather
  • 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) Coniferous forest
B) Temperate deciduous forest
C) Tropical rainforest
D) Grassland
  • 4. Climate is a pattern that is seen over a
A) never known
B) short period of time
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) Tropical Rainforest
C) Tundra
D) Savannah
  • 7. This biome is very cold all year long
A) Coniferous Forest
B) Tundra
C) Temperate Deciduous Forest
D) Savannah
  • 8. This biome is the most diverse biome containing the greatest variety of plants and animals
A) Tundra
B) Coniferous Forest
C) Tropical Rainforest
D) Savannah
  • 9. This biome can be found in central Africa where elephants, zebra, lions, and cheetahs live
A) Grassland
B) Tropical Rainforest
C) Coniferous Forest
D) Savannah
  • 10. This biome is known as the Taiga and can be found in Canada
A) Temperate Deciduous Forest
B) Coniferous forest
C) Grassland
D) Tundra
  • 11. Scorpions, cactus, lizards, snakes, and woodpeckers all live in this biome
A) Desert
B) Savannah
C) Tropical Rainforest
D) Grassland
  • 12. This biome's climate is warm summers, cold winters, and moderate precipitation
A) Temperate Deciduous Forest
B) Tropical Rainforest
C) Tundra
D) Desert
  • 13. This biome can be found in Antarctica and contains animals like seals, polar bears, and whales
A) Temperate Deciduous Forest
B) Tundra
C) Coniferous Forest
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) Freshwater
B) Marine
  • 16. Frogs, catfish, beavers, snakes, and toads are all found in this biome
A) Marine
B) Saltwater
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 save water during the winter or during the dry season
B) to feed animals
C) to get more sunlight
D) to make the soil better
  • 20. Where are conifer seeds produced?
A) in cones
B) in needles
C) in waxy leaves
D) in trunks
  • 21. What covers the needles of conifers?
A) weeds
B) sap
C) waxy coating
D) bark
  • 22. Why do few large plants grow beneath conifers?
A) It is too cold
B) Little light reaches the ground
C) The ground is too bare
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) ground
B) vines
C) tree trunks
D) treetops
  • 25. What are the main plants in temperate grasslands?
A) conifers
B) grasses
C) crops
D) shrubs
  • 26. Why are there few trees in temperate grasslands?
A) rolling hills
B) deep roots
C) fires
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) a plant in the tundra
B) soil that is always frozen
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 is on mountain tops
D) it gets no sunlight
  • 30. Which adaptation would NOT help an arctic plant survive in the tundra?
A) large wide, fleshy leaves
B) thick insulating tree bark
C) pine needles
  • 31. Which of the following is a key abiotic factor in rivers
A) speed of water
B) how animals adapt
C) number of fish
D) amount of salt
  • 32. Which of the following ocean animals need warm water to live?
A) animals in coral reefs
B) whales
C) animals on the ocean floor
D) barnacles
  • 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) littoral zone
B) deep zone
C) Intertidal zone
D) thermocline
  • 35. Which of the following is NOT an intertidal area?
A) sandy beach
B) rocky shore
C) coral reef
D) mudflat
  • 36. What makes it possible for many animals to live in the polar ice ecosystem?
A) large numbers of plankton
B) floating algae
C) cold air
D) coral reefs
  • 37. Which lake zone is closet to the land's edge?
A) deep-water zone
B) littoral zone
C) tributary
D) open-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) 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) coniferous forest
C) tropical rainforest
D) alpine tundra
  • 41. Which is the ocean floor?
A) oceanic zone
B) intertidal zone
C) neritic zone
D) benthic zone
  • 42. Which zone is where the ocean meets the land?
A) intertidal zone
B) benthic zone
C) neritic zone
D) oceanic zone
  • 43. This area has warm water and sunlight
A) benthic zone
B) neritic zone
C) intertidal zone
D) ocean floor oceanic zone
  • 44. This is the zone where the sea floor drops sharply
A) intertidal zone
B) benthic zone
C) neritic zone
D) oceanic zone
  • 45. An important ecosystem for flood control is a
A) desert
B) river
C) wetland
D) ocean
  • 46. A wetland with no trees is a
A) forest
B) savanna
C) marsh
D) swamp
  • 47. Components of a desert ecosystem include
A) animals that are active mostly at night
B) all of these
C) a hot dry climate
D) plants that grow far apart
  • 48. The forest biome that receives the most rainfall is the
A) tropical rain forest
B) coniferous forest
C) desert
D) temperate deciduous forest
  • 49. Which of these is an abiotic factor in a desert?
A) the soil
B) a lizard
C) a cactus
D) coyote
  • 50. Water temperature
A) affects the types of organisms that can live in a marine ecosystem
B) has no effect on the animals in a marine ecosystem
C) increases as water gets deeper
  • 51. All of these are abiotic factors in a marine ecosystem except:
A) water depth
B) sharks and whales
C) water temperature
D) the amount of sunlight that passes into the water
  • 52. One major abiotic factor in freshwater ecosystems is the
A) speed of the water
B) width of the stream or river
C) source of the water
D) none of these
  • 53. Trees that lose their leaves in the fall are called
A) tall trees
B) deciduous trees
C) evergreen trees
D) coniferous trees
  • 54. In which major ocean zones are plants and animals exposed to air for part of the day?
A) intertidal zone
B) neritic zone
C) oceanic zone
D) benthic zone
  • 55. An abiotic factor that affects marine ecosystems is
A) All of these
B) the depth of the water
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) the Sargasso Sea
B) an intertidal area
C) coral reef
D) polar ice
  • 57. An ecosystem consists of
A) many populations of a number of species
B) a community of organisms and its abiotic environment
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) a pond
B) the neritic zone
C) a freshwater stream
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) There is unusually heavy snowfall in the winter
B) The flow of a tributary stream slows slightly
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) number of ecosystems
B) climate
C) soil
D) plants and animals
  • 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) plants
C) moist soil
D) birds
  • 63. An area where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean is called
A) a coral reef
B) a neritic area
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) 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) 50%
B) 25%
C) 75%
D) 40%
  • 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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