Environmental Science - Biomes Test

This biome has a forest canopy, emergent layer, and understory support enormous variety of plants.

• Tropical rainforest

• Desert

• Temperate forest

• Chaparral

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

This biome supports more animal species than any other biome; animals tend to be highly specialized.

• Tropical rainforest

• Desert

• Tundra

• Grassland

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Warm year-round, but rainfall highly seasonal

• Temperate Rain Forest

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Tropical Dry Forest

• Temperate Forest

Receives less precipitation than tropical dry forests, but more than deserts; usually has a distinct rainy season

• Tundra

• Desert

• Boreal Forest

• Savanna

This biome has grasses interspersed with groups of trees

• Tropical Rainforest

• Savanna

• Tundra

• Temperate Rainforest

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Tree growth limited by frequent fires and strong winds

• Tropical Rainforest

• Temperate Rainforest

• Desert

• Savanna

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Receives less than 25 cm (9.8 in.) of precipitation per year

• Temperate Rain Forest

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Desert

• Temperate Forest

Temperatures vary widely from day to night.

• Tundra

• Desert

• Boreal Forest

• Savanna

Animals get most of their water from the food they eat, and they tend to be nocturnal

• Tropical Rainforest

• Temperate Rainforest

• Desert

• Savanna

Largest extent of this biome is found in Pacific Northwest of United States

• Temperate Rain Forest

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Desert

• Temperate Forest

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6