Terrestrial and Aquatic Biomes Practice TEST

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 landscape of the tundra is characterized by having no trees. Why do you think there are no trees or other large plants in the tundra?

• Because of the permanently frozen ground, cold temperatures & short growing season

• Because it is too hot for part of the year

• Because it gets far too much precipitation

• none of these

The biome where we live in Georgia (pictured) is

• tropical rain forest

• temperate deciduous forest

• temperate rain forest

• tropical seasonal forest

Terrestrial biomes are defined mainly by their

• climate, plants & animals

• climate only

• animals & plants only

• none of these

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

• temperature & precipitation

• temperature only

• precipitation only

• none of these

Why would the adaptations pictured be useful in the tropical rainforest?

• low temperature, high rainfall

• low rainfall, high temperature

• high rainfall, thin soil

• high temperature, frozen soil

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

If you start near the North Pole and head south to the equator what biomes would expect to come across?

• tundra, then grassland, then tropical rainforest

• tropical rainforest, then deciduous forest, then desert

• desert, then deciduous forest, then tropical rainforest

• desert, then taiga, then more desert