Biomes
  • 1. The two features that determine the climate of an area are
A) temperature and weather
B) weather and precipitation
C) temperature and precipitation
D) weather
  • 2. This biome is the driest of all the biomes
A) Tundra
B) Temperate Deciduous forest
C) Desert
  • 3. This is the biome in which we live in
A) Grassland
B) Temperate deciduous forest
C) Tropical rainforest
D) Coniferous 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) 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) Tropical Rainforest
B) Tundra
C) Savannah
D) Coniferous Forest
  • 9. This biome can be found in central Africa where elephants, zebra, lions, and cheetahs live
A) Tropical Rainforest
B) Savannah
C) Coniferous Forest
D) Grassland
  • 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) Savannah
B) Tropical Rainforest
C) Grassland
D) Desert
  • 12. This biome's climate is warm summers, cold winters, and moderate precipitation
A) Tundra
B) Temperate Deciduous Forest
C) Desert
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) Coniferous Forest
C) Tundra
D) Savannah
  • 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) 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 seasons
D) to change color
  • 19. Why do deciduous trees lose their leaves?
A) to get more sunlight
B) to save water during the winter or during the dry season
C) to make the soil better
D) to feed animals
  • 20. Where are conifer seeds produced?
A) in trunks
B) in waxy leaves
C) in needles
D) in cones
  • 21. What covers the needles of conifers?
A) waxy coating
B) sap
C) bark
D) weeds
  • 22. Why do few large plants grow beneath conifers?
A) It is too cold
B) Animals eat them
C) The ground is too bare
D) Little light reaches the ground
  • 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) treetops
B) ground
C) tree trunks
D) vines
  • 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) fires
B) deep roots
C) too much rain
D) rolling hills
  • 27. How do plants adapt to the desert climate?
A) they grow only at night
B) they do not have flowers
C) They grow far apart so they don't have to compete with each other for water
D) they have roots above the ground
  • 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 is on mountain tops
C) it has many trees
D) it does not have permafrost
  • 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) number of fish
D) speed of water
  • 32. Which of the following ocean animals need warm water to live?
A) animals in coral reefs
B) whales
C) barnacles
D) animals on the ocean floor
  • 33. How does a swamp differ from a marsh?
A) It has salt water
B) It has many birds
C) It has very wet soil
D) It has trees
  • 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) sandy beach
D) mudflat
  • 36. What makes it possible for many animals to live in the polar ice ecosystem?
A) coral reefs
B) large numbers of plankton
C) floating algae
D) cold air
  • 37. Which lake zone is closet to the land's edge?
A) deep-water zone
B) littoral zone
C) open-water zone
D) tributary
  • 38. Which biome has the greatest biological diversity?
A) alpine tundra
B) tropical rain forest
C) coniferous forest
D) temperate grassland
  • 39. Which biome would have trees with cones
A) alpine tundra
B) temperate grassland
C) coniferous forest
D) tropical rain forest
  • 40. Which biome is found on the mountain top?
A) tropical rainforest
B) coniferous forest
C) alpine tundra
D) temperate grassland
  • 41. Which is the ocean floor?
A) benthic zone
B) intertidal zone
C) neritic zone
D) oceanic zone
  • 42. Which zone is where the ocean meets the land?
A) intertidal zone
B) oceanic zone
C) benthic zone
D) neritic zone
  • 43. This area has warm water and sunlight
A) neritic zone
B) ocean floor oceanic zone
C) intertidal zone
D) benthic 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) river
B) wetland
C) ocean
D) desert
  • 46. A wetland with no trees is a
A) marsh
B) forest
C) savanna
D) swamp
  • 47. Components of a desert ecosystem include
A) a hot dry climate
B) all of these
C) plants that grow far apart
D) animals that are active mostly at night
  • 48. The forest biome that receives the most rainfall is the
A) coniferous forest
B) temperate deciduous forest
C) desert
D) tropical rain forest
  • 49. Which of these is an abiotic factor in a desert?
A) a lizard
B) a cactus
C) coyote
D) the soil
  • 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) the amount of sunlight that passes into the water
B) water depth
C) sharks and whales
D) water temperature
  • 52. One major abiotic factor in freshwater ecosystems is the
A) none of these
B) width of the stream or river
C) source of the water
D) speed 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) neritic zone
B) benthic zone
C) oceanic zone
D) intertidal zone
  • 55. An abiotic factor that affects marine ecosystems is
A) the amount of sunlight that passes through the water
B) the temperature of the water
C) the depth of the water
D) All of these
  • 56. This is a marine ecosystem that includes mudflats, sandy beaches and rocky shores
A) polar ice
B) the Sargasso Sea
C) an intertidal area
D) coral reef
  • 57. An ecosystem consists of
A) all the places on Earth where life exists
B) only the abiotic environment such as rainfall and soil
C) a community of organisms and its abiotic environment
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 pond
B) an estuary
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 movement of a boulder forms a new waterfall
B) The flow of a tributary stream slows slightly
C) There is unusually heavy snowfall in the winter
D) Ash and silt from a forest fire cover the surface of the stream
  • 60. What important abiotic factor is used to characterize a biome?
A) plants and animals
B) soil
C) climate
D) number of ecosystems
  • 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) birds
B) plants
C) trees
D) moist soil
  • 63. An area where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean is called
A) an intertidal area
B) a neritic area
C) an estuary
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) a mouse for the praying mantis to eat, and grains for the mouse to eat
B) other insects for the praying mantis 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) 25%
B) 40%
C) 50%
D) 75%
  • 66. Which biome can be found on all continents except Antarctica
A) grasslands
B) deserts
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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