Biomes & Biosphere

Which is the biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter?

• Coniferous Forests
• Deciduous Forests
• Deserts
• Tropical Rain Forests

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. What is his area of frozen subsoil known as?

• Hoarfrost
• Glaciation
• Permafrost
• Crystallization 

Which best describes the tundra?

• 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.

The kangaroo rat is able to get all of the water it needs through it's food and therefore, never needs to drink liquid. This animal has adapted to survive in which biome that rains less than 2 inches a year?

• Forest
• Tundra
• Desert
• Grassland

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What biome would best match the climatograph?

• Desert
• Tropical Rainforest
• Temperate Forest
• Tundra

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Choose the correct order of ecological organization from smallest to largest.

• Species--> Population--> Community--> Ecosystem-->Biosphere
• Community--> Species--> Population--> Biosphere --> Ecosystem
• Ecosystem--> Community--> Species--> Population--> Biosphere 
• Population-->Species--> Community--> Ecosystem-->Biosphere

Which of the following is the part of Earth where any life exists?

• Biosphere

• Biota

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What includes all of Earth’s water, ice, and water vapor?

• Biosphere

• Biota

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which term includes factors such as average temperature and precipitation and relative humidity?

• climate

• abiotic

• biotic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which month has the coldest temperature?

• January

• April

• September

• March