Terrestrial Biomes Review

Terrestrial biomes are defined by their

• precipitation and temperature

• animals only

• humidity and plants

• plants only

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Biotic factors of an ecosystem are:

• non-living things

• living things

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which biome do we live in?

• Temperate grasslands

• Taiga

• Tropical Rainforest

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

Which biomes, because of its climate, has the largest number of species (highest biodiversity) of plants and animals?

• tundra

• desert

• tropical rainforest

• savanna

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

which major biome is home to cacti, snakes, tumbleweed, scorpions, and small mammals?

• desert

• taiga

• tropical rainforest

• tundra

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which biome contains large populations of grazing herbivores like bison, several species of birds, and fires are common?

• boreal forest

• tundra

• temperate deciduous forest

• temperate grassland

This biome has many coniferous trees, very cold temperature in the winter months and receives lots of snow.

• Taiga (boreal forest)

• Tropical grassland

• Desert

• Tropical Rainforest

Which biome covers most of the land mass near Earth's equator?

• Tundra

• Desert

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Tropical Rainforest

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which biome has 4 distinct seasons with trees that lose their leaves in the fall?

• Temperate deciduous forest

• Tropical rainforest

• Savanna

• Taiga

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which biome is the dries/most arid?

• Tropical Grassland

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Desert

• Tropical Rainforest