9th Env Sci Biomes & Aquatic Ecosystems

9th Env Sci Biomes & Aquatic Ecosystems

10th Grade

20 Qs

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9th Env Sci Biomes & Aquatic Ecosystems

9th Env Sci Biomes & Aquatic Ecosystems

Assessment

Quiz

Biology

10th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-6, MS-LS2-5, MS-LS4-4

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Standards-aligned

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Term for a terrestrial ecosystem with similar latitudes, climate, soil conditions, and plants/animals.

Biome

Community

Biosphere

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

Active at night when it is cooler and there are less predators.

Estivation

Evergreen trees that photosynthesize year round.

Coniferous

Trees that loose their leaves each year to survive dry times.

Deciduous

A way animals conserve energy to survive cold times.

Hibernation

Inactivity & low metabolic rate, that is entered in response to high temperatures & dry conditions

Nocturnal

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which two biomes have the least amount of precipitation?

tundra and desert

tundra and taiga

deciduous forest and rainforest

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which one of the statements below best shows the differences between taiga and tundra biomes?

Tundra biomes have higher temperatures and receive more precipitation than taiga biomes.

Taiga biomes are found at higher latitudes than tundra biomes.

Taiga biomes are characterized by cone-bearing evergreen trees while tundra biomes are dominated by slow-growing plants that have shallow root systems.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Grasses, lichens, mosses, caribou, snowy owls, and arctic foxes would most likely be found in which biome?

desert

tundra

temperate grassland

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Herds of grazing animals are most likely to be found in which one of the following biomes

desert

tundra

temperate grassland

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

7.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

chaparral

Located along the equator, this biome has the highest species biodiversity of all the biomes. Exotic plants & animals are found here.

desert

Found near large bodies of water. The climate is nice here year round. Plants are resistant to fire & others actually promote fire!

savanna

Receives less than 10 in. of rain per year. Plants in this biome have many adaptations to prevent water loss, & animals tend to be nocturnal.

tropical rainforest

Alternating wet & dry seasons with animals & plants adapted to drought (a.k.a. tropical or subtropical grasslands). Elephants, zebras, & lions are found here.

tropical dry forest

Found north & south of the tropical rainforests. They get less rain than a tropical rainforest but more than a savanna. Deciduous trees are found here.

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