Quiz 6 S1 -enviro

What type of trees grow in the taiga biome?

• Broadleaf

• Coniferous

• The kind whose leaves fall off in the fall

What is the longest season in the taiga biome?

• spring

• summer

• winter

Where are the taiga forest biomes located in the world?

• Near the equator

• Near the south pole

• In the far north just below the arctic circle

Taiga regions are heavily populated

• True

• False

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

• warmer & wetter
• warmer & drier
• cooler & wetter
• cooler & drier

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

• warmer & wetter
• warmer & drier
• cooler & wetter
• cooler & drier

The tropical savanna & temperate grassland are both types of grasslands. What differentiates them is the fact that

• the savanna is hotter
• the savanna is cooler
• the grassland is hotter
• the grassland receives much more precipitation

The tundra biome occurs near the poles, while the alpine tundra

• occurs near the equator
• occurs near 30 degrees latitude
• occurs on mountain tops and many latitudes
• occurs at sea level

The biome pictured is

• tropical savanna
• tropical rain forest
• temperate rain forest
• temperate deciduous forest

Which two biomes have the least precipitation?

• tropical rain forest and temperate grasslan
• savanna and tropical dry forest
• tundra and desert
• boreal forest and temperate woodland