Biome Quiz

Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?

• tundra
• desert
• temperate deciduous forest
• tropical rain forest

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

• tundra
• desert
• tropical rainforest
• chaparral

Which major biome is home to cacti, mesquite, white thorn, pack rats, small reptiles, and coyotes?

• desert
• taiga
• tundra
• grassland

Which biome contains large populations of grazing herbivores, few species of birds, and deep, rich soil?

• Boreal Forest

• Tundra

• Deciduous Forest

• Grassland

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

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

Which of the following describes the frozen underground soil that is found in the tundra?

• polar ice

• hard frost

• permafrost

• emergent layer

Biotic factors of an ecosystem are:

• non-living things

• always plants

• living things

• soil

Identify an a example of an abiotic factor?

• Panda
• Turtle
• Butterfly
• sunlight

This biome gets a little more rain than deserts and has similar temperatures to deciduous forest.

• Tundra

• Taiga

• Grassland

• Rainforest