Reviewing Terrestrial Biomes

According to the diagram, which of the following both have large amounts of precipitation?

• desert & tropical rain forest

• seasonal forest & tundra

• tundra & desert

• tropical rain forest & temperate rain forest

Which of the following adaptations would you see from an animal that lives in a desert biome?

• nocturnal

• burrowing

• both nocturnal and burrowing

• none of the above

The biome where we live in Georgia (pictured) is

• tropical rain forest

• temperate deciduous forest

• temperate rain forest

• tropical seasonal forest

The farther a biome is from the equator, the more we would expect it to be 

• warmer & wetter
• warmer & drier
• cooler & wetter
• cooler & drier

What factors influence the type of plants grow in a biome?

• temperature & precipitation

• temperature only

• precipitation only

• none of these

Which terrestrial biome has the most biodiversity?

• taiga

• tundra

• temperate deciduous forest

• tropical rainforest

Characteristics of this biome include: warm year round, large herbivores and predators, drought resistant plants, animals give birth during the rainy season.

• tropical rainforest

• savanna

• desert

• tundra

An animal adaptation for this biome is a change in fur color between the warmer and colder seasons.

• temperate forest

• tropical rainforest

• taiga

• none of these

The closer a biome is to the equator, the more we would expect it to be

• warmer & wetter
• warmer & drier
• cooler & wetter
• cooler & drier

The biome pictured is

• temperate grassland
• temperate deciduous forest
• desert
• tundra