Freshman Fresh Start - Environmental Science Pre-Assessment

A biome is......

• Like a snowglobe that you shake and can see different types of animals.
• A large region of earth with a certain type of climate
• An area of earth only found in the United States.
• A community of living things.

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NGSS.3-ESS2-2

True of False?  
Animals that live in the desert have adapted to live with little water since the desert gets little rainfall.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

The earth's coldest biome is the....

• Antartica
• Grasslands
• Tundra
• Freshwater

The climate in a tropical rain forest can be described as

• cold and wet 
• warm and dry 
• cold and dry 
• warm and wet 

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NGSS.3-ESS2-2

A Biome covered with grasses is called....

• Grasslands
• Africa
• Meadow
• Forest

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Birds, beavers, fish, and insects live in this biome.

• Marine
• Freshwater
• Tundra
• Taiga

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Deer, squirrels, and rabbits live in this cool biome.

• Tropical Rainforest
• Savannah
• Mountainous Forest
• Temperate Forest

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

This biome includes three zones: intertidal, near-shore, and open ocean zone and includes living thins such as crabs, otters, and whales.

• Wetlands
• Marine
• Ocean
• Freshwater

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

This is the earth's driest biome and can be hot or cold.

• Savannah
• Prairie
• Tundra
• Desert

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NGSS.3-ESS2-1

This is the most important thing that makes each biome different from each other.

• Animals
• Location
• Climate
• People

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6