LS.7 - Biomes

Name the biome with very cold winters and short cool summers. Caribou, arctic foxes, and owls as well as grasses, mosses and lichen is found there.

• Desert

• Tundra

• Grassland

• Forest

Name the biome with mild summers and cold winters. It is known for its rich topsoil as well as its grasses, shrubs, small trees. Prairie dogs, foxes, and snakes live there.

• Desert

• Tundra

• Grassland

• Forest

Large regions with similar climate and organisms are called -

• ecosystems

• communities

• habitats

• biomes

Which letter shows the location of a major grassland?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Ecosystems include -

• all living things only

• all living and nonliving things

• only one group of organisms

• a species specific role or job

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The two most important factors that determine a biome's climate are -

• precipitation

• types of organims

• amount of wind

• temperature

• amount of available sunlight

Which letter shows the location of the temperate deciduous forest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following are classified as biomes:

• Tundra

• River

• Forest

• Desert

• Mountain

Name the biome that includes plants such as pear cactus, barrel cactus,and soaptree yucca.

• Desert

• Tundra

• Grassland

• Forest

Biomes are classified as groups of ecosystems that have which two factors in common?

• similar climate

• similar latitudes

• similar organisms

• similar habitats

• similar cloud cover