Biomes of North America POGIL

According to Model 1, which two biomes have the same amount of rainfall?

• Tundra and Desert

• Coniferous Forest Taiga and Tundra

• Grasslands and Tundra

• Temperate Deciduous Forest and Coniferous Forest Taiga

Which biome in Model 1 has the highest average temperature?

• Tropical Rainforest

• Desert

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Tundra

According to Model 1, which two biomes have nearly the same average temperature?

• Tundra and Desert

• Coniferous Forest Taiga and Tundra

• Grasslands and Tundra

• Temperate Deciduous Forest and Grasslands

Using only the data from model 1, what characteristic differentiates the tundra and the desert?

• The tundra receives more precipitation than the desert

• The desert receives more precipitation than the tundra

• The tundra has a lower mean temperature than the desert

• The tundra has more diverse animals than the desert

What would be the most likely reason for the grasslands having grasses rather than trees as their dominant plant species?

• The average temperature is too high for temperate trees to grow.

• The grasslands are too dry to support large trees.

• The grasslands lack pollinators needed for deciduous trees to reproduce.

• The grasslands do not have enough nutrients to support large trees.

According to model 2, what relationship may exist between the Y and X axis?

• Biomes closest to the equator have low species richness.

• Biomes farthest from the equator have high species richness.

• Biomes closest to the equator have high species richness.

• Biomes farthest from the equator have the same species richness as those closest to the equator.

Looking at model 2, not all biomes increase in species richness as they move closer to the equator. What other factor may account for this?

• Temperature

• Precipitation

• Natural disasters

According to the map given for question 10, which biome is New Jersey part of?

• Taiga

• Temperature deciduous forest

• Grassland

• Tropical rainforest