Biomes
  • 1. The two features that determine the climate of an area are
A) weather and precipitation
B) temperature and weather
C) weather
D) temperature and precipitation
  • 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) Temperate deciduous forest
B) Coniferous forest
C) Tropical rainforest
D) Grassland
  • 4. Climate is a pattern that is seen over a
A) what is happening outside
B) short period of time
C) long period of time
D) never known
  • 5. Climate and weather are the same thing
A) true
B) false
  • 6. This biome is the wettest biome of all the biomes
A) Tundra
B) Grassland
C) Savannah
D) Tropical Rainforest
  • 7. This biome is very cold all year long
A) Coniferous Forest
B) Savannah
C) Tundra
D) Temperate Deciduous Forest
  • 8. This biome is the most diverse biome containing the greatest variety of plants and animals
A) Tundra
B) Tropical Rainforest
C) Coniferous Forest
D) Savannah
  • 9. This biome can be found in central Africa where elephants, zebra, lions, and cheetahs live
A) Savannah
B) Tropical Rainforest
C) Coniferous Forest
D) Grassland
  • 10. This biome is known as the Taiga and can be found in Canada
A) Coniferous forest
B) Grassland
C) Temperate Deciduous Forest
D) Tundra
  • 11. Scorpions, cactus, lizards, snakes, and woodpeckers all live in this biome
A) Desert
B) Grassland
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) Desert
D) Tropical Rainforest
  • 13. This biome can be found in Antarctica and contains animals like seals, polar bears, and whales
A) Tundra
B) Savannah
C) Temperate Deciduous Forest
D) Coniferous Forest
  • 14. Lakes,rivers,streams, ponds, and creeks are all apart of the _____________ biome
A) Saltwater
B) Marine
C) Freshwater
  • 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 get more sunlight
B) to save water during the winter or during the dry season
C) to feed animals
D) to make the soil better
  • 20. Where are conifer seeds produced?
A) in trunks
B) in waxy leaves
C) in cones
D) in needles
  • 21. What covers the needles of conifers?
A) bark
B) sap
C) weeds
D) waxy coating
  • 22. Why do few large plants grow beneath conifers?
A) Animals eat them
B) Little light reaches the ground
C) The ground is too bare
D) It is too cold
  • 23. What does biodiversity mean?
A) a lot of rain
B) great climate differences
C) rich soil
D) Many kinds of plants and animals
  • 24. What is the rain-forest canopy
A) vines
B) tree trunks
C) treetops
D) ground
  • 25. What are the main plants in temperate grasslands?
A) shrubs
B) crops
C) conifers
D) grasses
  • 26. Why are there few trees in temperate grasslands?
A) deep roots
B) fires
C) rolling hills
D) too much rain
  • 27. How do plants adapt to the desert climate?
A) they have roots above the ground
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 grow only at night
  • 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 does not have permafrost
B) it is on mountain tops
C) it gets no sunlight
D) it has many trees
  • 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) number of fish
B) how animals adapt
C) speed of water
D) amount of salt
  • 32. Which of the following ocean animals need warm water to live?
A) animals on the ocean floor
B) barnacles
C) whales
D) animals in coral reefs
  • 33. How does a swamp differ from a marsh?
A) It has many birds
B) It has very wet soil
C) It has salt water
D) It has trees
  • 34. Which ocean temperature zone is the warmest?
A) littoral zone
B) thermocline
C) deep zone
D) Intertidal zone
  • 35. Which of the following is NOT an intertidal area?
A) sandy beach
B) mudflat
C) coral reef
D) rocky shore
  • 36. What makes it possible for many animals to live in the polar ice ecosystem?
A) floating algae
B) coral reefs
C) large numbers of plankton
D) cold air
  • 37. Which lake zone is closet to the land's edge?
A) deep-water zone
B) tributary
C) littoral zone
D) open-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) intertidal zone
B) benthic zone
C) neritic zone
D) oceanic zone
  • 42. Which zone is where the ocean meets the land?
A) intertidal zone
B) oceanic zone
C) neritic zone
D) benthic zone
  • 43. This area has warm water and sunlight
A) intertidal zone
B) benthic zone
C) neritic zone
D) ocean floor oceanic zone
  • 44. This is the zone where the sea floor drops sharply
A) intertidal zone
B) neritic zone
C) benthic zone
D) oceanic zone
  • 45. An important ecosystem for flood control is a
A) desert
B) wetland
C) ocean
D) river
  • 46. A wetland with no trees is a
A) forest
B) swamp
C) marsh
D) savanna
  • 47. Components of a desert ecosystem include
A) plants that grow far apart
B) animals that are active mostly at night
C) all of these
D) a hot dry climate
  • 48. The forest biome that receives the most rainfall is the
A) coniferous forest
B) tropical rain forest
C) temperate deciduous forest
D) desert
  • 49. Which of these is an abiotic factor in a desert?
A) the soil
B) a lizard
C) coyote
D) a cactus
  • 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 temperature
B) the amount of sunlight that passes into the water
C) water depth
D) sharks and whales
  • 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) 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) intertidal zone
B) neritic zone
C) benthic zone
D) oceanic zone
  • 55. An abiotic factor that affects marine ecosystems is
A) the amount of sunlight that passes through the water
B) the depth of 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) polar ice
C) an intertidal area
D) coral reef
  • 57. An ecosystem consists of
A) many populations of a number of species
B) only the abiotic environment such as rainfall and soil
C) a community of organisms and its abiotic environment
D) all the places on Earth where life exists
  • 58. Plants that can NOT tolerate water with a constantly changing salt content are NOT likely to be found in
A) an estuary
B) a freshwater stream
C) the neritic zone
D) a pond
  • 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) number of ecosystems
B) climate
C) plants and animals
D) soil
  • 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) trees
B) moist soil
C) plants
D) birds
  • 63. An area where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean is called
A) a neritic area
B) a coral reef
C) an estuary
D) an intertidal 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) 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) other insects for the praying mantis to eat, and plants for the other insects to eat
D) plants for the praying mantis to eat
  • 65. What percent of the Earth is covered with oceans?
A) 75%
B) 40%
C) 50%
D) 25%
  • 66. Which biome can be found on all continents except Antarctica
A) grasslands
B) Taiga
C) deserts
D) Tundra
  • 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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