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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) weather
C) temperature and weather
D) temperature 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) Coniferous forest
B) Grassland
C) Tropical rainforest
D) Temperate deciduous 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) true
B) false
  • 6. This biome is the wettest biome of all the biomes
A) Tropical Rainforest
B) Tundra
C) Grassland
D) Savannah
  • 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) Savannah
B) Tropical Rainforest
C) Tundra
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) Tundra
B) Coniferous forest
C) Temperate Deciduous Forest
D) Grassland
  • 11. Scorpions, cactus, lizards, snakes, and woodpeckers all live in this biome
A) Tropical Rainforest
B) Desert
C) Savannah
D) Grassland
  • 12. This biome's climate is warm summers, cold winters, and moderate precipitation
A) Temperate Deciduous Forest
B) Desert
C) Tropical Rainforest
D) Tundra
  • 13. This biome can be found in Antarctica and contains animals like seals, polar bears, and whales
A) Tundra
B) Temperate Deciduous Forest
C) Savannah
D) Coniferous Forest
  • 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) 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 decide
D) to fall off
  • 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 waxy leaves
B) in trunks
C) in needles
D) in cones
  • 21. What covers the needles of conifers?
A) waxy coating
B) sap
C) weeds
D) bark
  • 22. Why do few large plants grow beneath conifers?
A) Little light reaches the ground
B) It is too cold
C) The ground is too bare
D) Animals eat them
  • 23. What does biodiversity mean?
A) a lot of rain
B) rich soil
C) great climate differences
D) Many kinds of plants and animals
  • 24. What is the rain-forest canopy
A) tree trunks
B) vines
C) ground
D) treetops
  • 25. What are the main plants in temperate grasslands?
A) crops
B) shrubs
C) conifers
D) grasses
  • 26. Why are there few trees in temperate grasslands?
A) fires
B) too much rain
C) deep roots
D) rolling hills
  • 27. How do plants adapt to the desert climate?
A) They grow far apart so they don't have to compete with each other for water
B) they have roots above the ground
C) they do not have flowers
D) they grow only at night
  • 28. What is permafrost?
A) soil that is always frozen
B) muddy soil
C) soil that has thawed
D) a plant in the tundra
  • 29. How does the alpine tundra differ from the polar tundra?
A) it gets no sunlight
B) it does not have permafrost
C) it has many trees
D) it is on mountain tops
  • 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) amount of salt
B) number of fish
C) speed of water
D) how animals adapt
  • 32. Which of the following ocean animals need warm water to live?
A) whales
B) animals in coral reefs
C) barnacles
D) animals on the ocean floor
  • 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) littoral zone
B) thermocline
C) Intertidal zone
D) deep zone
  • 35. Which of the following is NOT an intertidal area?
A) rocky shore
B) coral reef
C) mudflat
D) sandy beach
  • 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) tributary
B) littoral zone
C) deep-water zone
D) open-water zone
  • 38. Which biome has the greatest biological diversity?
A) coniferous forest
B) temperate grassland
C) alpine tundra
D) tropical rain forest
  • 39. Which biome would have trees with cones
A) temperate grassland
B) tropical rain forest
C) coniferous forest
D) alpine tundra
  • 40. Which biome is found on the mountain top?
A) alpine tundra
B) coniferous forest
C) tropical rainforest
D) temperate grassland
  • 41. Which is the ocean floor?
A) oceanic zone
B) intertidal zone
C) benthic zone
D) neritic zone
  • 42. Which zone is where the ocean meets the land?
A) neritic zone
B) oceanic zone
C) intertidal zone
D) benthic zone
  • 43. This area has warm water and sunlight
A) neritic zone
B) ocean floor oceanic zone
C) benthic zone
D) intertidal zone
  • 44. This is the zone where the sea floor drops sharply
A) neritic zone
B) oceanic zone
C) benthic zone
D) intertidal 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) marsh
B) forest
C) swamp
D) savanna
  • 47. Components of a desert ecosystem include
A) all of these
B) plants that grow far apart
C) animals that are active mostly at night
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) coniferous forest
D) desert
  • 49. Which of these is an abiotic factor in a desert?
A) a lizard
B) the soil
C) a cactus
D) coyote
  • 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) 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) none of these
B) source of the water
C) speed of the water
D) width of the stream or river
  • 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) intertidal zone
B) benthic zone
C) oceanic zone
D) neritic zone
  • 55. An abiotic factor that affects marine ecosystems is
A) the depth of the water
B) the amount of sunlight that passes through the water
C) the temperature of the water
D) All of these
  • 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) 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) a freshwater stream
B) a pond
C) an estuary
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) Ash and silt from a forest fire cover the surface of the stream
B) The movement of a boulder forms a new waterfall
C) The flow of a tributary stream slows slightly
D) There is unusually heavy snowfall in the winter
  • 60. What important abiotic factor is used to characterize a biome?
A) number of ecosystems
B) climate
C) plants and animals
D) soil
  • 61. Why are savannas well-suited to supporting large herbivores?
A) They are dry and hot
B) They are cold and dry
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) birds
B) trees
C) moist soil
D) plants
  • 63. An area where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean is called
A) an estuary
B) an intertidal area
C) a neritic area
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) other insects for the praying mantis to eat
B) other insects for the praying mantis to eat, and plants for the other insects 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) 75%
B) 25%
C) 50%
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) False
B) True
  • 68. The Everglades in Florida is a wetland ecosystem
A) False
B) True
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