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Terrestrial Biome

Authored by Kelly Gallagher

Science

9th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 17+ times

Terrestrial Biome
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Characterized by a permafrost layer

Tropical Rainforest

Taiga

Temperate Deciduous Forest

Tundra

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

Plants adapt to have shallow and wide roots since the soil is poor in nutrients

Tropical Rainforest

Taiga

Temperate Deciduous Forest

Tundra

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

The closer a biome is to the equator, the more we would expect it to be

warmer & wetter

cooler & wetter

warmer & drier

cooler & drier

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which biome is specifically characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall (and other precipitation)?

Taiga

Chaparral

Tundra

Temperate Deciduous Forest

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Media Image

Which biome covers most of the land mass near Earth's equator?

Chaparral

Tropical Rainforest

Desert

Savanna

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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

Taiga

glaciation

topsoil

permafrost

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Media Image

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

Savanna

Taiga

Grassland

Temperate Deciduous Forest

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