Question Bank for Grade 9 Biology

A large, relatively distinct region with a similar climate, soil, plants, and animals

• ecozones
• biotopes
• biomes
• biodomes

TRUE or FALSE?

Each biome also has a characteristic set of organisms that are adapted to living there.

• true

• false

Which biome is a treeless biome in the far north with harsh, cold winters and extremely short summers

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

Which type of trees characterizes our biome, here in Virginia?

• deciduous

• cacti

• ginko

• palm

Which biome is also called the "taiga"

• temperate deciduous forest
• boreal forest
• temperate rainforest
• tropical rainforest

Which major biome's lack of precipitation limits plant grow and is home to cacti, mesquite, white thorn, pack rats, small reptiles, birds, antelope, lizards, fox, snakes, bob cats and coyotes?

• desert

• taiga

• tundra

• grassland

Which biome is dominated by grasses and scattered trees adapted to a tropical wet and dry climate?

• taiga

• tundra

• temperate deciduous forest

• savanna

This biome is just south of the tundra. It contains mostly spruce trees and Douglas firs, which are both evergreen. The winters are long and cold and the summers are short and rainy. The soil is very rich. Moose and elk live here.

• boreal forest or taiga

• chaparral

• temperate deciduous forest

• temperate rainforest

The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.

• Coniferous Forests
• Temperate Deciduous Forests
• Deserts
• Tundra

The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...

• Food and Water
• Water and Sunlight
• Temperature and Oxygen
• Precipitation and Temperature