6th Grade Biomes

The average weather pattern of a region over time is called climate

• False

• True

Which of the following is NOT an example of a biome?

• Desert

• Marine

• Freshwater

• Waterpark

One characteristic feature of the tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a permanently frozen subsoil. This characteristic is known as 

• winter frost

• Glaciation

• Permafrost

• Crystallization 

The kangaroo rat is able to get all of the water it needs through it's food and therefore, never needs to drink liquid. This animal has adapted to survive in which biome?

• Forest

• Tundra

• Desert

• Grassland

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

• Tundra

• Rainforest

• Desert

• Pineforest

Which of the following in an ecosystem is classified as BIOTIC?

• Rock

• Sand

• Wind

• Tree

Which of the following in an ecosystem is ABIOTIC?

• Sunlight

• Frog

• Scorpion

• Snake

The rainforest has the greatest variety of different organisms that live there. In other words, the rainforest has the greatest ______.

• speciation

• biodiversity

• climate

• succession

How much rain falls in the desert?

• 10 inches

• more than 10 inches

• less than 10 inches

• none at all

The taiga

• a cold, treeless, desert-like biome found near the North and South Poles

• found mostly in Africa

• a forest biome dominated by coniferous trees, such as pine, fir, and spruce

• a dry, rocky biome found in the central part of South America.