Biomes
  • 1. The two features that determine the climate of an area are
A) weather and precipitation
B) temperature and precipitation
C) temperature and weather
D) weather
  • 2. This biome is the driest of all the biomes
A) Tundra
B) Desert
C) Temperate Deciduous forest
  • 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) never known
C) long period of time
D) short 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) Tropical Rainforest
C) Tundra
D) Grassland
  • 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) Coniferous Forest
B) Tundra
C) Savannah
D) Tropical Rainforest
  • 9. This biome can be found in central Africa where elephants, zebra, lions, and cheetahs live
A) Coniferous Forest
B) Tropical Rainforest
C) Grassland
D) Savannah
  • 10. This biome is known as the Taiga and can be found in Canada
A) Tundra
B) Temperate Deciduous Forest
C) Grassland
D) Coniferous forest
  • 11. Scorpions, cactus, lizards, snakes, and woodpeckers all live in this biome
A) Tropical Rainforest
B) Grassland
C) Savannah
D) Desert
  • 12. This biome's climate is warm summers, cold winters, and moderate precipitation
A) Desert
B) Tropical Rainforest
C) Tundra
D) Temperate Deciduous Forest
  • 13. This biome can be found in Antarctica and contains animals like seals, polar bears, and whales
A) Coniferous Forest
B) Tundra
C) Savannah
D) Temperate Deciduous Forest
  • 14. Lakes,rivers,streams, ponds, and creeks are all apart of the _____________ biome
A) Marine
B) Freshwater
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) 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 change seasons
B) to decide
C) to change color
D) to fall off
  • 19. Why do deciduous trees lose their leaves?
A) to make the soil better
B) to get more sunlight
C) to feed animals
D) to save water during the winter or during the dry season
  • 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) waxy coating
D) bark
  • 22. Why do few large plants grow beneath conifers?
A) The ground is too bare
B) Little light reaches the ground
C) Animals eat them
D) It is too cold
  • 23. What does biodiversity mean?
A) rich soil
B) Many kinds of plants and animals
C) great climate differences
D) a lot of rain
  • 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) conifers
B) crops
C) shrubs
D) grasses
  • 26. Why are there few trees in temperate grasslands?
A) rolling hills
B) too much rain
C) fires
D) deep roots
  • 27. How do plants adapt to the desert climate?
A) They grow far apart so they don't have to compete with each other for water
B) they do not have flowers
C) they have roots above the ground
D) they grow only at night
  • 28. What is permafrost?
A) muddy soil
B) soil that is always frozen
C) a plant in the tundra
D) soil that has thawed
  • 29. How does the alpine tundra differ from the polar tundra?
A) it does not have permafrost
B) it has many trees
C) it is on mountain tops
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) how animals adapt
B) speed of water
C) number of fish
D) amount of salt
  • 32. Which of the following ocean animals need warm water to live?
A) animals in coral reefs
B) animals on the ocean floor
C) whales
D) barnacles
  • 33. How does a swamp differ from a marsh?
A) It has trees
B) It has many birds
C) It has very wet soil
D) It has salt water
  • 34. Which ocean temperature zone is the warmest?
A) deep zone
B) littoral zone
C) thermocline
D) Intertidal zone
  • 35. Which of the following is NOT an intertidal area?
A) mudflat
B) rocky shore
C) coral reef
D) sandy beach
  • 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) open-water zone
D) littoral zone
  • 38. Which biome has the greatest biological diversity?
A) temperate grassland
B) tropical rain forest
C) alpine tundra
D) coniferous forest
  • 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) alpine tundra
B) tropical rainforest
C) temperate grassland
D) coniferous forest
  • 41. Which is the ocean floor?
A) oceanic zone
B) benthic zone
C) neritic zone
D) intertidal zone
  • 42. Which zone is where the ocean meets the land?
A) oceanic zone
B) benthic zone
C) neritic 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) intertidal zone
C) neritic zone
D) benthic zone
  • 45. An important ecosystem for flood control is a
A) ocean
B) wetland
C) river
D) desert
  • 46. A wetland with no trees is a
A) savanna
B) forest
C) marsh
D) swamp
  • 47. Components of a desert ecosystem include
A) a hot dry climate
B) all of these
C) animals that are active mostly at night
D) plants that grow far apart
  • 48. The forest biome that receives the most rainfall is the
A) coniferous forest
B) tropical rain forest
C) desert
D) temperate deciduous 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) has no effect on the animals in a marine ecosystem
B) affects the types of organisms that can live in a marine ecosystem
C) increases as water gets deeper
  • 51. All of these are abiotic factors in a marine ecosystem except:
A) sharks and whales
B) water temperature
C) water depth
D) the amount of sunlight that passes into the water
  • 52. One major abiotic factor in freshwater ecosystems is the
A) source of the water
B) speed of the water
C) width of the stream or river
D) none of these
  • 53. Trees that lose their leaves in the fall are called
A) coniferous trees
B) evergreen trees
C) deciduous trees
D) tall trees
  • 54. In which major ocean zones are plants and animals exposed to air for part of the day?
A) oceanic zone
B) benthic zone
C) neritic zone
D) intertidal zone
  • 55. An abiotic factor that affects marine ecosystems is
A) the depth of the water
B) the temperature of the water
C) the amount of sunlight that passes through the water
D) All of these
  • 56. This is a marine ecosystem that includes mudflats, sandy beaches and rocky shores
A) coral reef
B) an intertidal area
C) the Sargasso Sea
D) polar ice
  • 57. An ecosystem consists of
A) only the abiotic environment such as rainfall and soil
B) all the places on Earth where life exists
C) many populations of a number of species
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) an estuary
B) a freshwater stream
C) a pond
D) the neritic zone
  • 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 flow of a tributary stream slows slightly
B) Ash and silt from a forest fire cover the surface of the stream
C) The movement of a boulder forms a new waterfall
D) There is unusually heavy snowfall in the winter
  • 60. What important abiotic factor is used to characterize a biome?
A) climate
B) plants and animals
C) number of ecosystems
D) soil
  • 61. Why are savannas well-suited to supporting large herbivores?
A) They are dry and hot
B) They are areas where grasses are the main plants
C) They are cold and dry
  • 62. Marshes and Swaps are two types of wetlands. What is the main factor that swamps have that marshes don't have?
A) plants
B) birds
C) moist soil
D) trees
  • 63. An area where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean is called
A) an estuary
B) an intertidal area
C) a neritic area
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) plants for the praying mantis to eat
C) other insects for the praying mantis to eat, and plants for the other insects to eat
D) other insects for the praying mantis 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) deserts
B) Tundra
C) grasslands
D) Taiga
  • 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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