Chapter 9: Forest Biomes

Choose the answer of the second word pair that best matches the given word pair.

Evergreen: Coniferous

• deciduous: humus

• deciduous: consumer

• leaf shedding: deciduous

• rainfall: deciduous

Choose the answer of the second word pair that best matches the given word pair.

Coniferous forest: Low diversity

• rain forest: high diversity

• rain forest: low diversity

• deciduous forest: high diversity

• deciduous forest: low diversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Choose the answer of the second word pair that best matches the given word pair.

Plant diversity: animal diversity

• rain: precipitation

• photosynthesis: carbon dioxide

• sunlight: forest floor

• different habitats: diversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Choose the answer of the second word pair that best matches the given word pair.

Deforestation: human population growth

• tree: forest

• deciduous tree: humus

• forest floor: sunlight

• loss of diversity: deforestation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The forest biome receiving the most annual precipitation is the

• deciduous forest

• coniferous forest

• rain forest

• steppe forest

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A tree that sheds its leaves at a particular time of the year is

• deciduous

• evergreen

• coniferous

• tropical

Conifers have needles and enclose their seeds in

• cones

• pods

• sacks

• root nodules

An adaptation that does not help organisms survive the long winter in the coniferous forest is

• migration

• hibernation

• thick fur

• bright colors

Falling leaves in the deciduous forest produce a thick, rich soil called

• pumice

• humus

• peat

• loess

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

All of the following are uses for North American deciduous forest land except

• farms

• orchards

• urban development

• grazing land