Biome/Food Chain Quiz with Sci Method/EDP Review

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 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

Taiga is a biome consisting of evergreen trees (conifers).  Where is taiga found?

• northern parts of Mexico
• midwestern states such as Kansas
• northeastern states such as Maine
• southwestern parts of Canada

Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?

• tundra
• desert
• rain forest
• pine forest

What term is given by scientists to the living parts of an ecosystem?

• Biotic Factors
• Abiotic Factors
• Community
• Population