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  • 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) Temperate Deciduous forest
B) Tundra
C) Desert
  • 3. This is the biome in which we live in
A) Grassland
B) Tropical rainforest
C) Temperate deciduous forest
D) Coniferous forest
  • 4. Climate is a pattern that is seen over a
A) never known
B) what is happening outside
C) short period of time
D) long 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) Savannah
B) Grassland
C) Tundra
D) Tropical Rainforest
  • 7. This biome is very cold all year long
A) Temperate Deciduous Forest
B) Savannah
C) Tundra
D) Coniferous Forest
  • 8. This biome is the most diverse biome containing the greatest variety of plants and animals
A) Savannah
B) Tundra
C) Tropical Rainforest
D) Coniferous Forest
  • 9. This biome can be found in central Africa where elephants, zebra, lions, and cheetahs live
A) Grassland
B) Savannah
C) Coniferous Forest
D) Tropical Rainforest
  • 10. This biome is known as the Taiga and can be found in Canada
A) Tundra
B) Coniferous forest
C) Grassland
D) Temperate Deciduous Forest
  • 11. Scorpions, cactus, lizards, snakes, and woodpeckers all live in this biome
A) Tropical Rainforest
B) Savannah
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) Coniferous Forest
B) Savannah
C) Tundra
D) Temperate Deciduous 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) Marine
B) Freshwater
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 change color
B) to decide
C) to fall off
D) to change seasons
  • 19. Why do deciduous trees lose their leaves?
A) to make the soil better
B) to get more sunlight
C) to save water during the winter or during the dry season
D) to feed animals
  • 20. Where are conifer seeds produced?
A) in needles
B) in waxy leaves
C) in cones
D) in trunks
  • 21. What covers the needles of conifers?
A) waxy coating
B) weeds
C) bark
D) sap
  • 22. Why do few large plants grow beneath conifers?
A) The ground is too bare
B) It is too cold
C) Little light reaches the ground
D) Animals eat them
  • 23. What does biodiversity mean?
A) rich soil
B) great climate differences
C) Many kinds of plants and animals
D) a lot of rain
  • 24. What is the rain-forest canopy
A) tree trunks
B) vines
C) treetops
D) ground
  • 25. What are the main plants in temperate grasslands?
A) grasses
B) conifers
C) crops
D) shrubs
  • 26. Why are there few trees in temperate grasslands?
A) rolling hills
B) fires
C) too much rain
D) deep roots
  • 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 only at night
D) They grow far apart so they don't have to compete with each other for water
  • 28. What is permafrost?
A) muddy soil
B) a plant in the tundra
C) soil that is always frozen
D) soil that has thawed
  • 29. How does the alpine tundra differ from the polar tundra?
A) it gets no sunlight
B) it has many trees
C) it is on mountain tops
D) it does not have permafrost
  • 30. Which adaptation would NOT help an arctic plant survive in the tundra?
A) large wide, fleshy leaves
B) pine needles
C) thick insulating tree bark
  • 31. Which of the following is a key abiotic factor in rivers
A) speed of water
B) number of fish
C) how animals adapt
D) amount of salt
  • 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 salt water
B) It has many birds
C) It has trees
D) It has very wet soil
  • 34. Which ocean temperature zone is the warmest?
A) deep zone
B) thermocline
C) littoral zone
D) Intertidal zone
  • 35. Which of the following is NOT an intertidal area?
A) mudflat
B) coral reef
C) rocky shore
D) sandy beach
  • 36. What makes it possible for many animals to live in the polar ice ecosystem?
A) cold air
B) large numbers of plankton
C) floating algae
D) coral reefs
  • 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) coniferous forest
C) temperate grassland
D) tropical rain forest
  • 39. Which biome would have trees with cones
A) tropical rain forest
B) alpine tundra
C) temperate grassland
D) coniferous forest
  • 40. Which biome is found on the mountain top?
A) temperate grassland
B) alpine tundra
C) coniferous forest
D) tropical rainforest
  • 41. Which is the ocean floor?
A) neritic zone
B) benthic zone
C) oceanic zone
D) intertidal zone
  • 42. Which zone is where the ocean meets the land?
A) oceanic zone
B) neritic zone
C) benthic zone
D) intertidal zone
  • 43. This area has warm water and sunlight
A) benthic zone
B) ocean floor oceanic zone
C) intertidal zone
D) neritic zone
  • 44. This is the zone where the sea floor drops sharply
A) oceanic zone
B) benthic zone
C) neritic zone
D) intertidal zone
  • 45. An important ecosystem for flood control is a
A) ocean
B) wetland
C) desert
D) river
  • 46. A wetland with no trees is a
A) swamp
B) forest
C) savanna
D) marsh
  • 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) desert
C) temperate deciduous forest
D) tropical rain forest
  • 49. Which of these is an abiotic factor in a desert?
A) a cactus
B) coyote
C) a lizard
D) the soil
  • 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 depth
B) the amount of sunlight that passes into the water
C) sharks and whales
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) speed of the water
D) none of these
  • 53. Trees that lose their leaves in the fall are called
A) evergreen trees
B) tall trees
C) deciduous 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) All of these
B) the depth of the water
C) the amount of sunlight that passes through the water
D) the temperature of the water
  • 56. This is a marine ecosystem that includes mudflats, sandy beaches and rocky shores
A) an intertidal area
B) polar ice
C) coral reef
D) the Sargasso Sea
  • 57. An ecosystem consists of
A) only the abiotic environment such as rainfall and soil
B) a community of organisms and its abiotic environment
C) all the places on Earth where life exists
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) the neritic zone
B) a pond
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) climate
B) number of ecosystems
C) plants and animals
D) soil
  • 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) moist soil
B) birds
C) trees
D) plants
  • 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) a mouse for the praying mantis to eat, and grains for the mouse to eat
B) other insects for the praying mantis to eat, and plants for the other insects to eat
C) plants for the praying mantis to eat
D) other insects 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) Taiga
B) Tundra
C) grasslands
D) deserts
  • 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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