Biology Chapter 26 Test Prep

Which biome contains mostly frozen soil called permafrost?

• tundra

• taiga

• temperate rainforest

• temperate deciduous forest

All of the following are likely areas for secondary succession EXCEPT _____

• area covered with lava

• flooded land

• abandoned logging areas

• the land after a forest fire

Deserts have all of the following EXCEPT _____

• little rainfall

• little wind

• soil with little organic matter

• few large animals

A ____ biome is cold, dry area where the sun barely rises during winter.

• temperate deciduous forest

• coniferous forest

• tundra

• grassland

Temperate deciduous forests have all of the following EXCEPT ______

• Poor soil for plants

• Four seasons

• trees that lose leaves in autumn

• precipitation throughout the year

Grassland biomes have all of the following EXCEPT ______

• grass for grazing animals

• slight temperature range

• wheat fields

• wet seasons

______ succession takes longer than _______ succession.

• Both primary and secondary successions take the same amount of time

• secondary, primary

• primary, secondary

• None of the above

A new island is formed from a volcanic eruption. Which species probably would be the first to grow and survive?

• palm trees

• grasses

• lichens

• ferns

_____ are the first living things to arrive at a primary succession

• habitats

• grasses

• biomes

• pioneer species

What would the changes in communities that take place on a recently formed volcanic island best be described as?

• primary succession

• tertiary succession

• secondary succession

• magma