Biomes Review Questions

Despite having plenty of sun and rain, the tropical rainforest has very poor _____.

• biodiversity
• soil
• animal life
• air quality

Dropping leaves in the fall is a characteristic of what type of tree?

• deciduous
• evergreen
• conifer
• bonsai

Which biome is hot all year with wet and dry seasons?

• tropical rainforest
• chaparral
• temperate grassland
• savanna

In which biome can you find permafrost?

• taiga
• tundra
• desert
• chaparral

Which biome do we live in?

• temperate grassland
• temperate rainforest
• temperate deciduous forest
• chaparral

In which biome is Georgia located?

• tropical rainforest
• temperate rainforest
• temperate deciduous forest
• alpine forest

Which biome receives between 0 to 25 centimeters of rain per year, has a temperature range of 0 to 50 degrees Celsius, has poor soil, and is home to lizards, scorpions, and snakes?

• desert
• mountain
• taiga
• tundra

Which biome receives between 0 and 25 centimeters of precipitation each year, has a temperature range from -27 to 5 degrees Celsius, has frozen soil, and is home to hares, caribou, and wolves?

• desert
• mountain
• savannah
• tundra

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

The process in which green plants convert energy from the Sun into energy stored in carbon-containing molecules is called 

• respiration
• combustion
• digestion
• photosynthesis