2ND QUARTER REVIEW IN SCIENCE 6

1. How is a biome primarily identified?

• distance from the equator

• specific geographical location

• average precipitation and temperature

• characteristic community of organisms, particularly plants

2. Which biome is found in the Arctic circle, has few plants or animals, and is the only biome to contain permafrost?

• taiga

• tundra

• desert

• tropical rainforest

3. Which biome has trees that produce needles and cones, such as pine and fir, and the temperature can be very cold?

• taiga

• tundra

• desert

• tropical rainforest

4. Which biome has much rainfall, large amounts of plants, located along the equator, and it is considered the most diverse of all biomes?

• tundra

• taiga

• desert

• tropical rainforest

5. Which is the best description of animals that live in a desert?

• They are light-colored, camouflaged to blend in, and are most active at night.

• They are equipped with webbed feet, and they stay in the water most of the day.

• They are covered with fur to keep them insulated, and they require a lot of water.

• They are bright-colored, easily seen in their surroundings, and active during the day.

6. What animal has a hard, jointed outside skeleton?

• cnidarian

• arthropod

• echinoderm

• sponge

7. These animals lay mostly eggs, covered with dry scaly skin, and considered cold-blooded. Which class of vertebrate animals is being described?

• mammals

• fish

• amphibians

• reptiles

8. These vertebrates that have live babies, are usually covered with fur or hair and are warm-blooded. What is being described in the statement above?

• mammals

• amphibians

• reptiles

• bird

9. What term best describes animals that have a body that is the same temperature as their surroundings?

• cold-blooded animals

• warm-blooded animals

• wet-blooded animals

• dry-blooded animals

10. Which of the following statements best describes a bird?

• a vertebrate with scaly skin

• a vertebrate with fur or hair

• spends part of its life in water and part on land

• a vertebrate with a beak, feathers, two wings, and two legs