Biomes Quiz

Which might best describe a large community of plants and animals that occupy a distinct region of the world?

• Microhabitat

• Species

• Ecology

• Biome

Which might best match the following definition:  a very small part of the environment that supports a distinct flora and fauna?  (Moving as little as a few centimeters could dramatically change the condition in which an organism lives.)

• microbiology

• biome

• species

• microhabitat

Which would not be used to classify the different biomes in the world?

• Climate

• Geography

• Vegetation

• Communities

Which biome is the most diverse?

• Taiga

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Rainforest

• Desert

Which biome might be good for growing crops?

• Desert

• Terperate Deciduous Forest

• Rainforest

• Grasslands

Which biome is filled with large hardwood trees?

• Boreal Forest (Taiga)

• Terperate Deciduous Forest

• Rainforest

• Tundra

Which biome is located near the equator?

• Boreal Forest (Taiga)

• Desert

• Rainforest

• Tundra

Which biome has a cold, harsh climate, and a short growing season?

• Boreal Forest (Taiga)

• Desert

• Coniferous Forest

• Grasslands

Which biome covers 70% of Earth's surface?

• Rainforest

• Ocean

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Desert

Which biome has permifrost present most of the year?

• Artic Tundra

• Artic (Polar)

• Desert

• Boreal Forest (Taiga)