Biomes
  • 1. The two features that determine the climate of an area are
A) weather
B) temperature and precipitation
C) temperature and weather
D) weather and precipitation
  • 2. This biome is the driest of all the biomes
A) Desert
B) Tundra
C) Temperate Deciduous forest
  • 3. This is the biome in which we live in
A) Coniferous forest
B) Grassland
C) Temperate deciduous forest
D) Tropical rainforest
  • 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) false
B) true
  • 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) Savannah
C) Temperate Deciduous Forest
D) Tundra
  • 8. This biome is the most diverse biome containing the greatest variety of plants and animals
A) Tropical Rainforest
B) Coniferous Forest
C) Savannah
D) Tundra
  • 9. This biome can be found in central Africa where elephants, zebra, lions, and cheetahs live
A) Savannah
B) Grassland
C) Coniferous Forest
D) Tropical Rainforest
  • 10. This biome is known as the Taiga and can be found in Canada
A) Grassland
B) Coniferous forest
C) Temperate Deciduous Forest
D) Tundra
  • 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) Temperate Deciduous Forest
B) Tundra
C) Tropical Rainforest
D) Desert
  • 13. This biome can be found in Antarctica and contains animals like seals, polar bears, and whales
A) Savannah
B) Coniferous Forest
C) Temperate Deciduous Forest
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) Freshwater
B) Marine
  • 16. Frogs, catfish, beavers, snakes, and toads are all found in this biome
A) Saltwater
B) Marine
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 fall off
B) to change seasons
C) to change color
D) to decide
  • 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 needles
B) in cones
C) in trunks
D) in waxy leaves
  • 21. What covers the needles of conifers?
A) sap
B) weeds
C) bark
D) waxy coating
  • 22. Why do few large plants grow beneath conifers?
A) Little light reaches the ground
B) The ground is too bare
C) It is too cold
D) Animals eat them
  • 23. What does biodiversity mean?
A) great climate differences
B) rich soil
C) a lot of rain
D) Many kinds of plants and animals
  • 24. What is the rain-forest canopy
A) ground
B) tree trunks
C) vines
D) treetops
  • 25. What are the main plants in temperate grasslands?
A) grasses
B) crops
C) conifers
D) shrubs
  • 26. Why are there few trees in temperate grasslands?
A) fires
B) too much rain
C) rolling hills
D) deep roots
  • 27. How do plants adapt to the desert climate?
A) they do not have flowers
B) They grow far apart so they don't have to compete with each other for water
C) they have roots above the ground
D) they grow only at night
  • 28. What is permafrost?
A) muddy soil
B) a plant in the tundra
C) soil that has thawed
D) soil that is always frozen
  • 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 has many trees
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) 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) 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 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) Intertidal zone
B) deep zone
C) thermocline
D) littoral zone
  • 35. Which of the following is NOT an intertidal area?
A) coral reef
B) rocky shore
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) cold air
D) floating algae
  • 37. Which lake zone is closet to the land's edge?
A) tributary
B) deep-water zone
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) coniferous forest
B) temperate grassland
C) alpine tundra
D) tropical rain forest
  • 40. Which biome is found on the mountain top?
A) coniferous forest
B) temperate grassland
C) tropical rainforest
D) alpine tundra
  • 41. Which is the ocean floor?
A) benthic zone
B) intertidal zone
C) oceanic zone
D) neritic zone
  • 42. Which zone is where the ocean meets the land?
A) oceanic zone
B) intertidal zone
C) neritic zone
D) benthic zone
  • 43. This area has warm water and sunlight
A) intertidal zone
B) ocean floor oceanic zone
C) neritic zone
D) benthic zone
  • 44. This is the zone where the sea floor drops sharply
A) neritic zone
B) oceanic zone
C) intertidal zone
D) benthic 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) swamp
B) marsh
C) savanna
D) forest
  • 47. Components of a desert ecosystem include
A) plants that grow far apart
B) all of these
C) a hot dry climate
D) animals that are active mostly at night
  • 48. The forest biome that receives the most rainfall is the
A) tropical rain forest
B) temperate deciduous forest
C) coniferous forest
D) desert
  • 49. Which of these is an abiotic factor in a desert?
A) the soil
B) a cactus
C) coyote
D) a lizard
  • 50. Water temperature
A) affects the types of organisms that can live in a marine ecosystem
B) increases as water gets deeper
C) has no effect on the animals 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) sharks and whales
D) water depth
  • 52. One major abiotic factor in freshwater ecosystems is the
A) none of these
B) speed of the water
C) source of the water
D) width of the stream or river
  • 53. Trees that lose their leaves in the fall are called
A) deciduous trees
B) coniferous trees
C) evergreen trees
D) tall 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 depth of the water
B) the temperature of the water
C) All of these
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) a community of organisms and its abiotic environment
B) many populations of a number of species
C) only the abiotic environment such as rainfall and soil
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) 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) There is unusually heavy snowfall in the winter
B) The movement of a boulder forms a new waterfall
C) The flow of a tributary stream slows slightly
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) soil
C) climate
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) 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) a coral reef
B) an intertidal area
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) 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) 50%
B) 75%
C) 40%
D) 25%
  • 66. Which biome can be found on all continents except Antarctica
A) Taiga
B) deserts
C) Tundra
D) grasslands
  • 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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