Biomes

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

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

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

Abiotic factors are parts of the environment that are...

• Nonliving 
• Living
• Populations
• Vegetation

This biome is found around the equator and is home to a large amount of biodiversity.

• Deserts
• Tropical Rain Forests
• Savannas
• Chaparral 

Which biome is MOST LIKE the "desert" in terms of precipitation?

• tropical rainforest
• temperate deciduous forest
• tundra
• coniferous forest

Areas defined by their geographical location and ecological similarity are called?

• ecozones
• biotopes
• biomes
• biodomes