Env Sci HMD Chapter 06 Section 1 Review Game

Which statement is true? "Biomes...

• contain two ecosystems, hence the name “biome.”
• are usually described by their vegetation.
• exist in limited regions of the world
• all of the other choices are true

As you travel from the North Pole toward the equator, you would expect to see

• tropical rainforests, then deserts, then taiga.
• deciduous forests, then taiga, then tropical rainforests.
• tundra, then grasslands, then tropical rain forests.
• taiga, then desert, then tundra.

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The distance north or south of the equator, as measured in degrees, is called

• altitude
• latitude
• longitude
• magnitude

The main factor(s) that determines what type of plants grow in a biome is

• temperature
• precipitation
• animal population
• government regulations

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Biomes with higher temperatures and low precipitation tend to have

• shorter, less dense vegetation
• taller, denser vegetation
• taller, less dense vegetation.
• shorter, denser vegetation

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Which biome is only found between 30 degrees north latitude and 30 degrees south latitude

• temperate grassland
• tiaga
• tropical rainforest
• mountains

Biomes are classified by their ________, which determines which other organisms can live there

• vegetation
• country
• population
• altitude

Plants in a particular biome have ______ that help them to survive in that biome

• biomes
• government regulations
• adaptations
• latitudes

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The climate of a biome is determined mostly by average _____ and precipitation

• temperature
• latitude
• altitude
• longitude

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Vegetation in biomes where ___ is scarce consists mostly of short trees, shrubs, and grasses

• carbon dioxide
• water
• oxygen
• sunlight

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