Terrestrial Biomes

60 degrees latitude receives sunlight that is

• more direct & intense than 0 degrees
• less direct & intense than 0 degrees
• the same as 30 degrees in intensity
• more direct & intense than 30 degrees

One characteristic feature of the tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a permanently frozen subsoil. This characteristic is known as

• Hoarfrost

• Glaciation

• Permafrost

• Crystallization

The kangaroo rat is able to get all of the water it needs through its food and therefore, never needs to drink liquid. This animal has adapted to survive in which biome?

• Forest

• Tundra

• Desert

• Grassland

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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

• Taiga/Boreal/Coniferous Forests
• Temperate Seasonal (Decidious) Forests
• Deserts
• Tropical Rain Forests

Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?

• Tundra
• Rainforest
• Desert
• Coniferous forest

The most important abiotic factors for determining the type of terrestrial biome are...

• Food and Water

• Rain and Sunlight

• Temperature and Oxygen

• Precipitation and Temperature

The tundra biome & the desert biome are both very dry, but

• the desert is always hot
• the desert has a wider temperature range
• the tundra has a wider temperature range
• they are also similar in temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The tropical rain forest & tropical savanna biomes are similar in ___________, but ________________________________.

• temperature / the savannah doesn't receive enough rainfall to be a forest
• precipitation / the rain forest is hotter
• precipitation / the savanna is cooler
• temperature / the rain forest doesn't receive enough sunlight to be a savanna

The biome shown in the climatogram above would best be described as a:

• temperate deciduous forest

• desert

• tundra

• tropical rain forest

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which terrestrial biome has the most biodiversity?

• taiga

• tundra

• temperate deciduous forest

• tropical rainforest