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) Temperate Deciduous forest
B) Tundra
C) Desert
  • 3. This is the biome in which we live in
A) Coniferous forest
B) Grassland
C) Tropical rainforest
D) Temperate deciduous forest
  • 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) Grassland
B) Tundra
C) Tropical Rainforest
D) Savannah
  • 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) 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) Grassland
B) Savannah
C) Tropical Rainforest
D) Coniferous Forest
  • 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) Savannah
B) Desert
C) Grassland
D) Tropical Rainforest
  • 12. This biome's climate is warm summers, cold winters, and moderate precipitation
A) Tropical Rainforest
B) Tundra
C) Desert
D) Temperate Deciduous Forest
  • 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) 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 decide
B) to change seasons
C) to fall off
D) to change color
  • 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 needles
B) in cones
C) in trunks
D) in waxy leaves
  • 21. What covers the needles of conifers?
A) bark
B) waxy coating
C) weeds
D) sap
  • 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) Many kinds of plants and animals
B) rich soil
C) great climate differences
D) a lot of rain
  • 24. What is the rain-forest canopy
A) ground
B) vines
C) treetops
D) tree trunks
  • 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) too much rain
B) deep roots
C) fires
D) rolling hills
  • 27. How do plants adapt to the desert climate?
A) they grow only at night
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 do not have flowers
  • 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 gets no sunlight
B) it is on mountain tops
C) it does not have permafrost
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) speed of water
B) how animals adapt
C) number of fish
D) amount of salt
  • 32. Which of the following ocean animals need warm water to live?
A) animals on the ocean floor
B) animals in coral reefs
C) barnacles
D) whales
  • 33. How does a swamp differ from a marsh?
A) It has many birds
B) It has trees
C) It has very wet soil
D) It has salt water
  • 34. Which ocean temperature zone is the warmest?
A) thermocline
B) littoral zone
C) Intertidal zone
D) deep zone
  • 35. Which of the following is NOT an intertidal area?
A) sandy beach
B) rocky shore
C) coral reef
D) mudflat
  • 36. What makes it possible for many animals to live in the polar ice ecosystem?
A) cold air
B) coral reefs
C) large numbers of plankton
D) floating algae
  • 37. Which lake zone is closet to the land's edge?
A) tributary
B) littoral zone
C) deep-water zone
D) open-water zone
  • 38. Which biome has the greatest biological diversity?
A) alpine tundra
B) temperate grassland
C) coniferous forest
D) tropical rain forest
  • 39. Which biome would have trees with cones
A) alpine tundra
B) coniferous forest
C) tropical rain forest
D) temperate grassland
  • 40. Which biome is found on the mountain top?
A) coniferous forest
B) alpine tundra
C) tropical rainforest
D) temperate grassland
  • 41. Which is the ocean floor?
A) benthic zone
B) oceanic zone
C) neritic zone
D) intertidal zone
  • 42. Which zone is where the ocean meets the land?
A) benthic zone
B) neritic zone
C) intertidal zone
D) oceanic zone
  • 43. This area has warm water and sunlight
A) neritic zone
B) benthic zone
C) ocean floor oceanic zone
D) intertidal 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) desert
B) river
C) wetland
D) ocean
  • 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) animals that are active mostly at night
C) all of these
D) plants that grow far apart
  • 48. The forest biome that receives the most rainfall is the
A) coniferous forest
B) temperate deciduous forest
C) tropical rain forest
D) desert
  • 49. Which of these is an abiotic factor in a desert?
A) coyote
B) the soil
C) a lizard
D) a cactus
  • 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) water temperature
B) sharks and whales
C) the amount of sunlight that passes into the water
D) water depth
  • 52. One major abiotic factor in freshwater ecosystems is the
A) width of the stream or river
B) source of the water
C) speed of the water
D) none of these
  • 53. Trees that lose their leaves in the fall are called
A) tall trees
B) coniferous trees
C) deciduous 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) benthic zone
C) neritic zone
D) oceanic zone
  • 55. An abiotic factor that affects marine ecosystems is
A) the temperature of the water
B) the amount of sunlight that passes through the water
C) the depth 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) all the places on Earth where life exists
B) only the abiotic environment such as rainfall and soil
C) a community of organisms and its abiotic environment
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) a freshwater stream
B) an estuary
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) There is unusually heavy snowfall in the winter
B) The flow of a tributary stream slows slightly
C) Ash and silt from a forest fire cover the surface of the stream
D) The movement of a boulder forms a new waterfall
  • 60. What important abiotic factor is used to characterize a biome?
A) number of ecosystems
B) soil
C) plants and animals
D) climate
  • 61. Why are savannas well-suited to supporting large herbivores?
A) They are areas where grasses are the main plants
B) They are dry and hot
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) 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) an estuary
B) a neritic area
C) an intertidal 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) 40%
B) 75%
C) 25%
D) 50%
  • 66. Which biome can be found on all continents except Antarctica
A) Tundra
B) deserts
C) grasslands
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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