Biomes
  • 1. The two features that determine the climate of an area are
A) weather
B) weather and precipitation
C) temperature and weather
D) temperature 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) Tropical rainforest
B) Temperate deciduous forest
C) Coniferous forest
D) Grassland
  • 4. Climate is a pattern that is seen over a
A) never known
B) short period of time
C) what is happening outside
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) Tropical Rainforest
B) Savannah
C) Grassland
D) Tundra
  • 7. This biome is very cold all year long
A) Savannah
B) Temperate Deciduous Forest
C) Tundra
D) Coniferous Forest
  • 8. This biome is the most diverse biome containing the greatest variety of plants and animals
A) Savannah
B) Tropical Rainforest
C) Tundra
D) Coniferous Forest
  • 9. This biome can be found in central Africa where elephants, zebra, lions, and cheetahs live
A) Savannah
B) Coniferous Forest
C) Grassland
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) Desert
C) Grassland
D) Savannah
  • 12. This biome's climate is warm summers, cold winters, and moderate precipitation
A) Tropical Rainforest
B) Temperate Deciduous Forest
C) Tundra
D) Desert
  • 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) 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) 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 fall off
B) to decide
C) to change color
D) to change seasons
  • 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 make the soil better
D) to get more sunlight
  • 20. Where are conifer seeds produced?
A) in cones
B) in waxy leaves
C) in trunks
D) in needles
  • 21. What covers the needles of conifers?
A) sap
B) waxy coating
C) bark
D) weeds
  • 22. Why do few large plants grow beneath conifers?
A) It is too cold
B) Animals eat them
C) Little light reaches the ground
D) The ground is too bare
  • 23. What does biodiversity mean?
A) rich soil
B) a lot of rain
C) Many kinds of plants and animals
D) great climate differences
  • 24. What is the rain-forest canopy
A) treetops
B) tree trunks
C) vines
D) ground
  • 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) too much rain
B) deep roots
C) fires
D) rolling hills
  • 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 grow only at night
D) they have roots above the ground
  • 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 is on mountain tops
B) it does not have permafrost
C) it gets no sunlight
D) it has many trees
  • 30. Which adaptation would NOT help an arctic plant survive in the tundra?
A) pine needles
B) thick insulating tree bark
C) large wide, fleshy leaves
  • 31. Which of the following is a key abiotic factor in rivers
A) how animals adapt
B) number of fish
C) speed of water
D) amount of salt
  • 32. Which of the following ocean animals need warm water to live?
A) animals in coral reefs
B) barnacles
C) whales
D) animals on the ocean floor
  • 33. How does a swamp differ from a marsh?
A) It has very wet soil
B) It has many birds
C) It has salt water
D) It has trees
  • 34. Which ocean temperature zone is the warmest?
A) Intertidal zone
B) thermocline
C) littoral zone
D) deep zone
  • 35. Which of the following is NOT an intertidal area?
A) mudflat
B) coral reef
C) sandy beach
D) rocky shore
  • 36. What makes it possible for many animals to live in the polar ice ecosystem?
A) large numbers of plankton
B) floating algae
C) cold air
D) coral reefs
  • 37. Which lake zone is closet to the land's edge?
A) littoral zone
B) deep-water zone
C) tributary
D) open-water zone
  • 38. Which biome has the greatest biological diversity?
A) coniferous forest
B) alpine tundra
C) tropical rain forest
D) temperate grassland
  • 39. Which biome would have trees with cones
A) tropical rain forest
B) temperate grassland
C) alpine tundra
D) coniferous forest
  • 40. Which biome is found on the mountain top?
A) tropical rainforest
B) alpine tundra
C) coniferous forest
D) temperate grassland
  • 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) intertidal zone
B) oceanic zone
C) benthic zone
D) neritic zone
  • 43. This area has warm water and sunlight
A) intertidal zone
B) neritic zone
C) ocean floor oceanic zone
D) benthic zone
  • 44. This is the zone where the sea floor drops sharply
A) benthic zone
B) neritic zone
C) intertidal zone
D) oceanic zone
  • 45. An important ecosystem for flood control is a
A) wetland
B) river
C) ocean
D) desert
  • 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) a hot dry climate
C) all of these
D) animals that are active mostly at night
  • 48. The forest biome that receives the most rainfall is the
A) desert
B) tropical rain forest
C) temperate deciduous forest
D) coniferous forest
  • 49. Which of these is an abiotic factor in a desert?
A) a lizard
B) coyote
C) a cactus
D) the soil
  • 50. Water temperature
A) increases as water gets deeper
B) affects the types of organisms that can live in a marine ecosystem
C) has no effect on the animals in a marine ecosystem
  • 51. All of these are abiotic factors in a marine ecosystem except:
A) sharks and whales
B) water depth
C) water temperature
D) the amount of sunlight that passes into the water
  • 52. One major abiotic factor in freshwater ecosystems is the
A) width of the stream or river
B) speed of the water
C) source of the water
D) none of these
  • 53. Trees that lose their leaves in the fall are called
A) tall trees
B) deciduous trees
C) coniferous trees
D) evergreen 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) oceanic zone
D) benthic zone
  • 55. An abiotic factor that affects marine ecosystems is
A) the amount of sunlight that passes through the water
B) All of these
C) the depth of 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) coral reef
C) polar ice
D) the Sargasso Sea
  • 57. An ecosystem consists of
A) many populations of a number of species
B) all the places on Earth where life exists
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) the neritic zone
B) a freshwater stream
C) an estuary
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) 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) soil
B) climate
C) number of ecosystems
D) plants and animals
  • 61. Why are savannas well-suited to supporting large herbivores?
A) They are dry and hot
B) They are cold and dry
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) moist soil
B) trees
C) plants
D) birds
  • 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) a coral reef
D) an estuary
  • 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) 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) 40%
B) 75%
C) 25%
D) 50%
  • 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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