BCW - Life Science - Level 2

What is the different between tropical and temperate rainforests?

• Their geographic location

• The types of plants and animals that live there

• Their annual temperatures

• All of these

Which of the following statement is FALSE?

• Rainforests are an important source of oxygen for the world

• There is very high biodiversity in the rainforest

• The only temperate rainforest is found in the NW United States

• Rainforests are located in mid-latitude areas

When animals move south to warmer environments in winter, they...

• migrate
• hibernate
• permafrost

The layer of dirt that prevents melted snow from soaking into the ground is called...

• environment
• clumps
• permafrost

The tundra biome is found:

• in northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia

• in thick forests of the South

• in hot deserts

• near the equator

What are the different kinds of marine biomes?

•  coral reefs, estuaries, and oceans
• rivers, lakes and oceans

What is the difference between biomes and ecosystems?

• A biome is an ecosystem containing different plants, animals, and minerals indigenous to a specific geographic area. 
• An Ecosystem is where you go for clean water

What are the main types of forest biomes?

• Boreal, tropical rainforests, and old growth rainforests
• Tiaga forests, chaparral, evergreen

Which are found along the coasts in places like the northwestern United States? They can be very wet but are much cooler than tropical rain forests.

• pine forest

• subtropical rainforest

• rainbow forest

• temperate rain forest

Which biome covers 70% of the Earth?

• saltwater biome

• freshwater biome

• mariner biome

• marine biome