Ecosystems Around the World

Multiple Choice

Which biome covers most of the land mass near Earth's equator?

• tundra

• desert

• grassland

• tropical rain-forest

Multiple Select

What are the 2 main factors that determine a biomes characteristics?

• Land

• Water

• Climate

• Longitude

Multiple Choice

Increasing in latitude, or elevation, has what effect on climate?

• Cooling

• Warming

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

Labeling

Drag an drop what would be expected based on this mountain range.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Normal precipitation

Desert

Multiple Choice

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

• Soil and Freshwater

• Producers and Consumers

• Native Plants and Animals

• Precipitation and Temperature

Multiple Choice

What best describes the climate in the desert?

• warm
• hot
• dry
• windy

Multiple Choice

Another name for savannahs are

• Tropical Grasslands

• Temperate Forests

• Tundra

• Temperate Grasslands

Multiple Choice

Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?

• tundra
• desert
• temperate deciduous forest
• tropical rain forest

Hotspot

Which layer has a lot of decomposers?

Multiple Choice

Which biome covers most of the land mass near the Earth's equator?

• tundra
• desert
• grassland
• tropical rainforest

Multiple Choice

Which biome has trees that lose their leaves in the fall and regrow them in the spring?

• Deciduous Forest

• Tundra

• taiga

• Rainforest

Multiple Choice

This biome, also called the coniferous forest, has dense forests of conifers (cone-bearing evergreen trees). Temperatures are cold, but soil is not completely frozen.

• Tundra

• Boreal

• Temperate Forest (Temperate Deciduous Forest)

• Savanna

• Tropical Rainforest

Multiple Choice

What is the order of succession shown in this figure?

• A, B, C, D
• B, A, D, C
• C, D, A, B
• D, A, B, C