2.8 and 2.9 Major Terrestrial Ecosystems and Biomes

Multiple Choice

The land on Earth is divided into six major large ecosystems called these...

• biomes

• tundra

• desert

• canopy

Multiple Choice

Guess that biome!! This biome has a low average temperature and very little precipitation (rain). It's found in the arctic and it's dark, cold, and windy during the winter. You can find this biome in Alaska.

• Tundra

• Savanna

• Rainforest

• Taiga

Multiple Choice

an ecosystem that is found on land.

• terrestrial ecosystems

• grassland

• tropical rainforest

• deciduous forest

Multiple Choice

A cool, mostly coniferous (evergreen) forest.

• tundra

• grassland

• desert

• taiga

Multiple Choice

Which best explains why there are fewer plants on the forest floor than in the canopy of the tropical rain forest?

• more precipitation 

• less protection from animals

• more human interference 

• less sunlight

Multiple Choice

The forest biome in which many trees lose their leaves each year; it has four seasons.

• biodiversity

• canopy

• tundra

• deciduous forest

Multiple Choice

The variety of different life forms in an ecosystem.

• biomes

• deciduous forest

• biodiversity

• grassland

Multiple Choice

Which biome has deciduous trees (that lose their leaves in the fall)?

• Temperate Forest

• Rainforest

• Grasslands

• Taiga

Multiple Choice

This biome is covered in coniferous forests.

• taiga

• tundra

• temperate rain forest

• deciduous forest

Multiple Choice

Which biome has less than 25cm of rain each year?

• Grasslands (Savanna)

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Desert

• Rainforest