Terrestrial Biomes Quiz

Which biome is the driest?

• Desert

• Tundra

• Taiga

• Rainforest

Is sunlight an abiotic or biotic factor? 

• abiotic
• biotic

What is the average, year-to-year conditions of weather in an area?

• Biome
• Air Mass
• Climate
• Precipitation

 As you travel from the North Pole toward the equator, you would expect to see

• tropical rain forests, then deserts, then taiga.
• temperate deciduous forests, then taiga, then tropical rain forests.
• tundra, then grasslands, then tropical rain forests.
• taiga, then desert, then tundra.
  

The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...

• Food and Water

• Water and Sunlight

• Temperature and Oxygen

• Water and Temperature

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

• taiga
• tundra
• deciduous forest
• grassland

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

• tundra
• desert
• grassland
• tropical rainforest

What is the main factor that separates the biomes?

• Land
• Water
• Climate
• Longitude

Grasslands are characterized by low amounts of rainfall, few trees, and lots of grass. Which of the following would be the primary inhabitants of the grasslands?

• Tree-dwelling primates

• Thick-furred mammals

• Large herbivores

• Water-conserving plants

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

• desert
• temperate deciduous forest
• taiga
• tundra