Biomes
  • 1. The two features that determine the climate of an area are
A) temperature and precipitation
B) weather
C) weather and precipitation
D) temperature and weather
  • 2. This biome is the driest of all the biomes
A) Tundra
B) Desert
C) Temperate Deciduous forest
  • 3. This is the biome in which we live in
A) Coniferous forest
B) Temperate deciduous forest
C) Grassland
D) Tropical rainforest
  • 4. Climate is a pattern that is seen over a
A) never known
B) short period of time
C) long period of time
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) Tundra
B) Tropical Rainforest
C) Savannah
D) Grassland
  • 7. This biome is very cold all year long
A) Savannah
B) Coniferous Forest
C) Temperate Deciduous Forest
D) Tundra
  • 8. This biome is the most diverse biome containing the greatest variety of plants and animals
A) Coniferous Forest
B) Tundra
C) Savannah
D) Tropical Rainforest
  • 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) Grassland
C) Tundra
D) Coniferous forest
  • 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) Tropical Rainforest
B) Temperate Deciduous Forest
C) Desert
D) Tundra
  • 13. This biome can be found in Antarctica and contains animals like seals, polar bears, and whales
A) Coniferous Forest
B) Temperate Deciduous Forest
C) Savannah
D) Tundra
  • 14. Lakes,rivers,streams, ponds, and creeks are all apart of the _____________ biome
A) Saltwater
B) Freshwater
C) Marine
  • 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) Freshwater
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 seasons
B) to fall off
C) to change color
D) to decide
  • 19. Why do deciduous trees lose their leaves?
A) to feed animals
B) to make the soil better
C) to get more sunlight
D) to save water during the winter or during the dry season
  • 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) weeds
B) waxy coating
C) sap
D) bark
  • 22. Why do few large plants grow beneath conifers?
A) It is too cold
B) Little light reaches the ground
C) Animals eat them
D) The ground is too bare
  • 23. What does biodiversity mean?
A) great climate differences
B) Many kinds of plants and animals
C) rich soil
D) a lot of rain
  • 24. What is the rain-forest canopy
A) vines
B) treetops
C) tree trunks
D) ground
  • 25. What are the main plants in temperate grasslands?
A) shrubs
B) conifers
C) grasses
D) crops
  • 26. Why are there few trees in temperate grasslands?
A) too much rain
B) deep roots
C) fires
D) rolling hills
  • 27. How do plants adapt to the desert climate?
A) they have roots above the ground
B) They grow far apart so they don't have to compete with each other for water
C) they do not have flowers
D) they grow only at night
  • 28. What is permafrost?
A) muddy soil
B) soil that has thawed
C) a plant in the tundra
D) soil that is always frozen
  • 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 has many trees
D) it gets no sunlight
  • 30. Which adaptation would NOT help an arctic plant survive in the tundra?
A) pine needles
B) large wide, fleshy leaves
C) thick insulating tree bark
  • 31. Which of the following is a key abiotic factor in rivers
A) how animals adapt
B) amount of salt
C) speed of water
D) number of fish
  • 32. Which of the following ocean animals need warm water to live?
A) animals on the ocean floor
B) whales
C) animals in coral reefs
D) barnacles
  • 33. How does a swamp differ from a marsh?
A) It has many birds
B) It has trees
C) It has very wet soil
D) It has salt water
  • 34. Which ocean temperature zone is the warmest?
A) thermocline
B) Intertidal zone
C) littoral zone
D) deep zone
  • 35. Which of the following is NOT an intertidal area?
A) coral reef
B) mudflat
C) rocky shore
D) sandy beach
  • 36. What makes it possible for many animals to live in the polar ice ecosystem?
A) floating algae
B) cold air
C) coral reefs
D) large numbers of plankton
  • 37. Which lake zone is closet to the land's edge?
A) tributary
B) open-water zone
C) littoral zone
D) deep-water zone
  • 38. Which biome has the greatest biological diversity?
A) alpine tundra
B) coniferous forest
C) tropical rain forest
D) temperate grassland
  • 39. Which biome would have trees with cones
A) alpine tundra
B) coniferous forest
C) tropical rain forest
D) temperate grassland
  • 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) neritic zone
B) benthic zone
C) intertidal zone
D) oceanic zone
  • 42. Which zone is where the ocean meets the land?
A) neritic zone
B) benthic zone
C) intertidal zone
D) oceanic zone
  • 43. This area has warm water and sunlight
A) intertidal zone
B) neritic zone
C) benthic zone
D) ocean floor oceanic zone
  • 44. This is the zone where the sea floor drops sharply
A) neritic zone
B) benthic zone
C) oceanic zone
D) intertidal zone
  • 45. An important ecosystem for flood control is a
A) wetland
B) desert
C) ocean
D) river
  • 46. A wetland with no trees is a
A) savanna
B) marsh
C) swamp
D) forest
  • 47. Components of a desert ecosystem include
A) a hot dry climate
B) animals that are active mostly at night
C) plants that grow far apart
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) a lizard
B) coyote
C) the soil
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) the amount of sunlight that passes into the water
C) water depth
D) water temperature
  • 52. One major abiotic factor in freshwater ecosystems is the
A) source of the water
B) width of the stream or river
C) none of these
D) speed of the water
  • 53. Trees that lose their leaves in the fall are called
A) deciduous trees
B) evergreen 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) All of these
B) the temperature of the water
C) the amount of sunlight that passes through the water
D) the depth of the water
  • 56. This is a marine ecosystem that includes mudflats, sandy beaches and rocky shores
A) polar ice
B) coral reef
C) an intertidal area
D) the Sargasso Sea
  • 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) a pond
B) the neritic zone
C) an estuary
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 movement of a boulder forms a new waterfall
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 flow of a tributary stream slows slightly
  • 60. What important abiotic factor is used to characterize a biome?
A) number of ecosystems
B) plants and animals
C) climate
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) plants
B) birds
C) moist soil
D) trees
  • 63. An area where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean is called
A) an intertidal area
B) a coral reef
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
B) a mouse for the praying mantis to eat, and grains for the mouse to eat
C) plants 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) 75%
B) 40%
C) 25%
D) 50%
  • 66. Which biome can be found on all continents except Antarctica
A) Taiga
B) deserts
C) grasslands
D) Tundra
  • 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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