Characteristics of a Biome Cont...

Multiple Choice

What does a climatogram primarily display for a given area?

• Temperature and precipitation

• Wind speed and humidity

• Soil type and vegetation

• Animal population and migration

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Which factor is responsible for causing the seasons on Earth?

• Angle of insolation and Earth's orbit around the sun

• Distance from the sun

• Amount of rainfall

• Presence of mountains

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Which of the following are features of topography?

• Landforms

• Elevation

• Latitude

• All of the above

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Which of the following is an example of a structural adaptation in animals?

• Webbed feet

• Hibernation

• Migration

• Sweating

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Which of the following best describes a keystone species in an ecosystem?

• An organism that is critical to the survival of other species in the system

• An organism that is not native to the environment

• A species at risk of extinction

• A living organism that reveals the health of an ecosystem

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Which of the following are reasons why a species might become endangered?

• Loss of habitat

• Loss of genetic variation

• Being a keystone species

• Being native to the environment

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Biotic factors of an ecosystem are:

• non-living
• plants
• living thing
• soil

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Adaptations can be...

• mutations

• Behaviors

• Both behaviors and physical

• Phyisical characteristics

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What information does a climatogram provide about a biome?

• It shows the types of plants and animals present.

• It displays only the temperature and precipitation of a given area.

• It describes the soil composition.

• It maps the location of biomes around the world.

Multiple Choice

Identify an a example of an abiotic factor?

• Panda
• Turtle
• Butterfly
• sunlight