Biomes Around the World Quiz

Which biome receives the most rain and has the most plant and animal species?

• Grassland

• Deciduous Forest

• Tropical Rainforest

• Temperate Rainforest

Which biome is the main biome found in the eastern US and has trees that lose their leaves in the fall and winter?

• Desert

• Taiga

• Deciduous Forest

• Tropical Rainforest

Which biome has many types of grasses but few trees, and is home to animals such as bison and prairie dogs?

• Tropical Rainforest

• Grassland

• Taiga

• Deciduous Forest

Which biome is very cold and dry, with mostly trees with needles such as pines, and animals with fur to keep them warm?

• Tundra

• Desert

• Taiga

• Grassland

Which biome is very hot during the day and cold at night, and receives less than 25 centimeters of rain each year?

• Rainforest

• Taiga

• Desert

• Tundra

What kind of water ecosystem is partly covered with water or is flooded at least part of each year, and acts as a filter to clean water that flows through it?

• Rivers

• Wetlands

• Coral Reefs

• Deep Sea

Where are coral reefs typically found, and what are they formed out of?

• Dark, high-pressure areas; formed out of rocks

• Salty estuaries; formed out of algae

• Warm, shallow waters; formed out of coral

• Cold, deep waters; formed out of sand

What kind of water ecosystem has cold temperatures, high water pressure, and is home to strange creatures that eat dead plants and animals?

• Rivers

• Coral Reefs

• Wetlands

• Deep Sea

What kind of animals have adapted to live in the deep sea, and why do no plants grow there?

• Deep sea animals; no sunlight reaches the deep sea

• Deep sea isopods; cold temperatures

• Sharks; high water pressure

• Fish; no sunlight reaches the deep sea

Which biome is located in the most northern parts of the world, has very cold temperatures and little rain, and only has small plants and grasses?

• Tundra

• Deciduous Forest

• Taiga

• Tropical Rainforest