Biomes Unit Study Guide

This biome has 4 seasons and a moderate climate. Squirrels, rabbits, and deer can be found in the woods with maple, oal, and hickory trees. Which biome is this?

• Taiga

• Desert

• Temperate deciduous forest

• Tropical rain forest

Which aquatic biome is characterized as having a large density of plants and animals which are protected from pounding waves of the ocean and is composed of almost equal amounts of fresh and salt water?

• Estuary

• oceans

• fresh water

• seas

Lakes river, streams, and swamps are all examples of what type of aquatic ecosystem?

• marine

• fresh water

• oceans

• all of the above

A Taiga biome is DIFFERENT from the tundra because a Taiga has_______________________?

• located in the Northern Hemisphere

• A layer of frozen permafrost

• cold winters and cool summers

• Many coniferous trees

Which of the following environmental change will cause the greatest loss of biodiversity?

• Loss of a top predator

• deforestation in a rain forest

• periodic reduction of rainfall in a marsh

• particularly severe weather in a mountain habitat

Which of the following is an example of how flooding can impact an ecosystem?

• burial and uprooting of plants from the soil

• removing the leaves from trees

• increasing the nutrients in soil

• preventing plants from photosynthesis

Which of the following is a dominant kind of plant in the savannah?

• palm trees

• wildflowers

• grasses

• pine trees

Which of the following is most likely an adaptation to seasonal changes in climate and available resources?

• reproduction

• camouflage

• migration

• mimicry

Some organisms migrate to different climates during the winter months. Which of the following is this most likely a response to?

• an increase in the amount of sunlight

• an increase in the amount of food supply

• a decrease in the number of predators

• a decrease in the outside temperature

If climate change brings warmer temperatures year-round to an ecosystem, which of the following is the most likely result?

• habitats for polar bears will increase in polar regions

• deciduous trees will drop leaves sooner

• hibernating animals will be less active

• some plants will bloom earlier than usual