Biomes: Terrestrial

Multiple Choice

The further away from the equator you travel, the ___________ the latitude.

• lower

• higher

Multiple Choice

The Heat Equator receives __________ direct insolation than the Poles, making it __________.

• less; cooler.

• less; warmer.

• more; cooler.

• more; warmer.

Multiple Choice

______ is the average pattern for weather over a long period of time.

• climate
• weather
• forecast
• sunlight

Draw

Indicate the lines of latitude on the drawing below.

Multiple Select

What Biome would you expect to see close to the Equator?

• Desert

• Grasslands

• Tundra

• Rainforest

Multiple Choice

What is another name for lines of latitude?

• longitude

• eastings

• polar

• parallel

Multiple Choice

Daily temperature, daily rainfall, daily amount of sunshine

• Weather
• Climate

Open Ended

Challenge Question: Why are over 80% of all malaria cases found in the part of Africa that is South of the Saharan Desert?

Multiple Choice

What is a biome?

• the environment where a plant or animal lives
• an area classified by its particular climate and the type of vegetation that grows there

Multiple Choice

Each biome is a result of the climatic conditions (temperature and precipitation)

• true
• false

Multiple Choice

The same sorts of biomes can be found in different locations around the world

• true
• false

Multiple Choice

Biomes:

• provide food and fibre for communities
• can be either terrestrial or aquatic
• provide a habitat for animals
• all of the these options

Multiple Choice

The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...

• Food and Water
• Water and Sunlight
• Temperature and Oxygen
• Water and Temperature 

Multiple Choice

What is the average, year-to-year conditions of weather in an area?

• Biome
• Air Mass
• Climate
• Precipitation

Multiple Choice

What kind of plants would be most likely found in the tundra?

• lichen and mosses

• large evergreen trees

• deciduous trees

• wildflowers

Multiple Choice

Biome with plants and grasses, but no trees.

• grassland

• desert

• forest

• arctic tundra

Multiple Choice

In which biome does farming commonly occur due to its good soil quality?

• tropical grassland

• taiga

• temperate deciduous forest

• temperate grassland

Multiple Choice

How is the tropical rain forest involved in the carbon cycle?

• It has many trees, which go through photosynthesis and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

• It has many trees, which go through cellular respiration and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

• It has few trees, which causes carbon dioxide to build up in the atmosphere.

• It has few trees, which causes decomposers to work less and break down less carbon.

Multiple Choice

Which biomes has organisms that are adapted to withstand fires?

• chaparral and tropical grassland

• desert and tropical grassland

• temperate deciduous forest and chaparral

• tropical rain forest and temperate deciduous forest

Multiple Choice

Which biome is characterized by tall grasses and scattered trees and shrubs, warm temperatures year round, and animals like the zebra?

• temperate grassland

• tropical dry forest

• tropical grassland

• temperate forest

Multiple Choice

Biome with many different species of cacti and reptiles and very little rainfall.

• Desert

• Temperate Rainforest

• Tropical Rainforest

• Arctic Tundra

Multiple Choice

Which biome occurs in the United States and once contained huge herds of grazing herbivores?

• boreal forest

• temperate deciduous forest

• temperate grassland

• tropical grassland

Multiple Choice

Which major biome is home to cacti, mesquite, white torn, pack rats, small reptiles, and coyotes?

• desert

• taiga

• tundra

• grassland

Multiple Choice

Forest biome with many different trees, mosses and ferns; most trees lose and regrow their leaves each year.

• temperate rainforest

• biome

• desert

• grassland

Multiple Choice

Which biome has the highest biodiversity?

• deep sea vents

• wetland

• tropical rain forest

• temperate deciduous forest

Multiple Choice

Which biome has trees that produce seeds in cones?

• taiga

• temperate deciduous forest

• tropical rain forest

• tropical grassland

Multiple Choice

This biome contains mostly spruce trees and Douglas firs, which are both evergreen.  The winters are long and cold and the summers are short and rainy.  The soil is very rich.  Moose and elk live here.  This biome is classified as a

• taiga
• tundra
• deciduous forest
• temperate forest

Multiple Choice

Type of forest biome near the equator; receives a lot of rain; temperatures are warm all year.

• desert
• tropical rain forest
• arctic
• temperate rain forest

Multiple Choice

The closer a biome is to the equator, the more we would expect it to be

• warmer & wetter
• warmer & drier
• cooler & wetter
• cooler & drier

Multiple Choice

The farther a biome is from the equator, the more we would expect it to be 

• warmer & wetter
• warmer & drier
• cooler & wetter
• cooler & drier

Open Ended

Which biome would you expect to find the greatest amount of biomass and biodiversity? Why?

Multiple Choice

1. Which statement describes the relationship between latitude and temperature?

• As latitude increases, temperature increases.

• As latitude increases, temperature decreases

• There is no relationship between latitude and temperature.

Multiple Choice

What is the best explanation for these two statements?
1. Some mountains located near the Earth's Equator have snow-covered peaks. 
2. Icecaps exist at the Earth's poles.

• High elevation and high latitude have a similar effect on climate. 
• Both mountain and polar regions have arid climates.
• Mountain and polar regions receive more energy from the Sun than other regions.
• An increase in snowfall and an increase in temperature have a similar effect on climate. 

Multiple Choice

As you go to the top of a mountain, what happens to temperature?

• Nothing
• It increases
• It decreases
• It goes up and down

Draw

How would biodiversity change as you traveled up a tall mountain?