Biomes and Aquatic Ecosystems

Which of the following characteristics are used to classify biomes?

• A. climate

• B. typical plant life

• C. typical animal life

• D. all of the above

What data are shown on a standard climatograph?

• A. chance of rain for the next week

• B. forecast of tomorrow's temperature

• C. mean monthly temperature

• D. relative humidity for each week

In tropical rain forests, plants called ________ grow on other plants instead of in soil. They take advantage of the host plan's height to get more sunlight.

• A. canopies

• B. succulents

• C. deciduous trees

• D. epiphytes

Most trees in tropical dry forests are __________, which means they lose their leaves and stop photosynthesis during part of the year.

• A. deciduous

• B .succulent

• C. evergreen

• D. coniferous

Tropical regions with less rain than tropical dry forests, but more rain than deserts, are called __________, or tropical grasslands.

• A. savanna

• B. chaparral

• C. tundra

• D. taiga

In deserts, some animals avoid hot, dry periods by going into ____________, a sleeplike state of inactivity.

• A. hibernation

• B. migration

• C. estivation

• D. precipitation

What adaptation would most benefit plants that lived in an area with these conditions?

• A. thick, fire-resistant bark

• B. shallow roots

• C. conical shape

• D. large size

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Which biome would have the highest net primary productivity?

• A. temperate forest

• B. tundra

• C. tropical rain forest

• D. desert

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What adaptations do mammals such as seals and whales have to help them survive in polar regions?

• A. "antifreeze" proteins that prevent their blood from freezing

• B. thick fur or blubber

• C. behaviors that cause them to spend most of their time in the sun

• D. the ability to estivate

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The measure of the amount of salts dissolved in water is called

• A. estivation.

• B. primary production.

• C. salinity.

• D. estuary.

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