Terrestrial Biomes Quiz v.1

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

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Terrestrial biomes are defined mainly by their

• climate & plants
• climate & animals
• animals & plants
• climate only

The biome pictured is

• desert
• tundra
• temperate grassland
• boreal forest

Abiotic factors: low precipitation, variable temperatures; soils rich in minerals but poor in organic material • Dominant plants: cacti and other succulents; creosote bush and other plants with short growth cycles

• Desert
• Tundra
• Tropical grassland
• Temperate grassland

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Look at the following graph to determine the biome

• Savanna Grassland

• Chapparal

• Desert

• Tundra

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...

• Food and Water
• Water and Sunlight
• Temperature and Oxygen
• Precipitation and Temperature 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.

• Coniferous Forests
• Temperate Deciduous Forests
• Deserts
• Tundra

A large region characterized by its climate and organisms.

• biome
• ecosystem
• community
• population

This biome has small, low to the ground plants that can tolerate heat.

• chaparral
• rain forest
• desert
• grassland