Terrestrial Biomes

Name the biome:
Trees lose their leaves in Autumn, average rain 30-50 in., average temp. 43-83F.

• Temperate Grassland
• Temperate Deciduous Forest
• Tropical Rain Forest
• Coniferous Forest

Biomes with densely packed trees sometimes form a continuous green "roof" layer called a: 

• canopy
• ceiling
• green layer
• forest top

Which biome holds the greatest biodiversity?

• grassland
• tundra
• rainforest
• desert

The trees in this biome shed their leaves and grow new ones each year:

• temperate deciduous forest
• grasslands
• deserts
• tundra

The _________ biome is a cold, dry, treeless region.

• rainforest
• tundra
• grassland
• desert

Caribou feed on shrubs and mosses; hooves help them move through heavy snow. In which biome can they be found?

• rainforest
• deciduous forest
• tundra
• desert

Maple trees shed their leaves in autumn. Which biome has this type of tree?

• tundra
• desert
• deciduous forest
• tropical rainforest

Which biome has an average rainfall of less than 10 inches and has hot days and cool nights?

• savanna
• desert
• chaparral
• tundra

Which biome is this: low temperatures, long winters that prevents growth of trees; short grasses, reindeer, and musk ox.

• deciduous forest
• rainforest
• desert
• tundra

Kangaroo rats don't drink water, so they can be found in the ____________.

• deciduous forest
• savanna
• desert
• rainforest