Biomes Quiz

Which of the following are types of Biomes?

• Tundra

• Dessert

• Desert

• Autumn forest

Which of the following is the definition of tundra?

• Biome in which the winters are cold but summers are mild enough to allow the ground to thaw

• A plain full of trees

• A vast treeless plain in the arctic regions between the ice cap and the tree line

• a tree that has needle-like leaves and produces its seeds in cones

Which of the following is the definition of taiga?

• Biome in which the winters are cold but summers are mild enough to allow the ground to thaw

• Arid regions between the ocean and the tree line

• A vast treeless plain in the arctic regions between the ice cap and the tree line

• a tree that has needle-like leaves and produces its seeds in cones

Identify a main characteristic of desert biomes:

• High level of precipitation (rainfall)

• Extremely low precipitation (rainfall)

• Always hot temperatures

• Vast diversity of plant life

Which kind of biome usually has a lot of conifer trees?

• Desert

• Grassland

• Deciduous forest

• Taiga

Which type of biome is characterised by hot, humid and wet weather?

• Deciduous forest

• Tundra

• Tropical rainforest

• Desert

Certain plant and animal life thrives under the certain weather conditions, making ______ key to biomes.

• Precipitation

• Climate

• Ecology

• Soil

Deserts are

• covered with sand and contain no plant life.

• found only in North America.

• known to have extreme changes in temperature.

• not threatened by environmental changes.

The tundra

• has a layer of soil that is permanently frozen beneath the top soil.

• is too cold to support insect life.

• is resistant to environmental damage because it is usually frozen.

• All choices

Taiga is

• a cold, treeless, desert-like biome found near the North and South Poles.

• found mostly in Africa.

• a forest biome dominated by coniferous trees, such as pine, fir, and spruce.

• a dry, rocky biome found in the central part of South America.