Biomes and Adaptations

A large ecosystem is called a ______

• Ecosystem
• Habitat
• Biome
• Niche

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What is the main factor that separates the biomes?

• Land
• Water
• Climate
• Longitude

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Which biome is the driest?

• Desert
• Tundra
• Taiga
• Rainforest

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Which biome has the most variety of plants and animals?

• Temperate Forest
• Rainforest
• Tundra
• Grasslands

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The arctic fox and gray wolf are two examples of animals that change the color of their fur with the season. In the summer, the animals are a brownish colors, and in the winter, they turn white. The change of color helps the animals to survive.

Which of the following provides the best explanation for this change?

• The color change helps protect them from predators

• The color change helps them raise their young

• The color change helps them regulate their body temperature

• The color change helps them be seen from a great distance.

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The Venus flytrap plant lives in soil with few nutrients. The plant absorbs nutrients by trapping insects inside its leaves.

The ability of the Venus flytrap to trap insects is an example of which of the following?

• Parasitism

• Adaptation

• Competition

• Producer

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The cactus plant lives in a desert environment.

Which characteristic of this plant could be found in many other desert plants?

• Leaves and stems that are adapted to conserve water

• Broad leaves that protect the plants from the hot sun

• Lush growth that serves to trap water if it rains

• A deep root system for gathering water

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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

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The following animals are common to which land biome? (anaconda, gorilla, monkey, toucan bird, red-eyed tree frog, python, jaguar, three-toed sloth, anteater, macaw bird)

• Deciduous Forest

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Tundra

• Taiga

The following animals are common to which land biome?

(polar bear, walrus, arctic fox, seal, penguin, snowy owl, caribou, arctic hare, musk oxen)

• Tundra

• Taiga

• Temperate Forest

• Coniferous Forest

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