Biome review

__________________________ have leaves that change color and then fall to the ground.

• Incredulous Forests
• Savannahs
• Deciduous Forests
• Tundras

Which Biome do you live in 

• Rain Forest 
• Desert 
• Tundra 
• Deciduous Forest 

Where can we find tropical rainforests?

• near the equator
• near the north pole
• near Cape Horn
• in the midwest United States

Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?

• tundra
• desert
• tropical rainforest
• pine forest

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

One characteristic feature of tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a layer of permanently frozen subsoil.  This characteristic is known as

• glaciation
• permafrost
• crystallization
• soilfrost

Which of the following habitats probably has the greatest number of plant and animal species?

• the African savannah
• a rainforest in Brazil
• a temperate forest in China
• a temperate grassland in Kansas

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which biome contains large populations of grazing herbivores, few species of birds, and deep, rich soil?

• taiga
• tundra
• deciduous forest
• grassland

This biome 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.  This biome is classified as a

• taiga
• tundra
• deciduous forest
• temperate forest

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A ________ is a forest biome consisting mostly of cone-bearing evergreen trees

• desert
• temperate deciduous forest
• taiga
• tundra

How is a pond different than a lake?

• A pond is fresh water and a lake is salt water.
• A pond is usually larger than a lake.
• A pond is usually smaller than a lake.