1.2 Terrestrial Biomes

This biome has many coniferous trees, cool winters and warm summers and has a consistent amount of precipitation all year

• Taiga

• Tropical Rainforest

• Temperate seasonal forest

• Temperate rainforest

The closer a biome is to the equator, the more we would expect it to be

• warmer & wetter
• warmer & drier
• cooler & wetter
• cooler & drier

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The farther a biome is from the equator, the more we would expect it to be 

• warmer & wetter
• warmer & drier
• cooler & wetter
• cooler & drier

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The tropical rain forest & tropical savanna biomes are similar in ___________, but ________________________________.

• temperature / the savannah doesn't receive enough rainfall to be a forest
• precipitation / the rain forest is hotter
• precipitation / the savanna is cooler
• temperature / the rain forest doesn't receive enough sunlight to be a savanna

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

The biome pictured is

• desert
• tropical savanna
• tropical seasonal forest
• boreal forest

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The biome pictured is

• temperate grassland
• temperate deciduous forest
• desert
• tundra

The biome pictured is

• tropical rain forest
• temperate deciduous forest
• temperate rain forest
• tropical seasonal forest

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

According to the diagram, which of the following both have large amounts of precipitation?

• desert & tropical rain forest

• seasonal forest & tundra

• tundra & desert

• tropical rain forest & temperate rain forest

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The landscape of the tundra is characterized by having no trees. Why do you think there are no trees or other large plants in the tundra?

• Because of the permanently frozen ground, cold temperatures & short growing season

• Because it is too hot for part of the year

• Because it gets far too much precipitation

• none of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Terrestrial biomes are defined mainly by their

• climate, plants & animals

• climate only

• animals & plants only

• none of these