Review Game for Biomes

Which biome covers most of the land mass near the Earth's equator?

• Taiga

• Tundra

• Desert

• Grassland

What is perma-frost?

• soil that is always frozen

• ice on tundra

• muddy soil

• dry desert soil

Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?

• tundra

• desert

• tropical rain forest

• grassland

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Which type of trees is found in a temperate forest?

• ginko

• evergreen

• deciduous

• palm

What term is given by scientists to the living parts of an ecosystem?

• community

• population

• abiotic factors

• biotic factors

What term is given by scientists to the non-living parts of an ecosystem?

• biotic

• abiotic

• ecosytem

• community

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The desert and tundra are alike because they both have

• sandy soil

• low precipitation

• the same organisms

• high precipitation

The greatest biodiversity on earth is found in the __________ biome.

• grassland

• taiga

• tropical rain forest

• temperate deciduous forest

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which type of trees is found in a temperate forest?

• ginko

• evergreen

• palm

• deciduous

Where is taiga found?

• midwestern states such as Kansas

• northeastern states such as Maine

• northern parts of Mexico

• southwestern parts of Canada