Unit 7 Test

Biomes are mainly determined by _____ and ____.

• temperature

• weather

• precipitation

• soil

• rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What are some characteristics of deserts?

• lots of trees

• high average rainfall

• low average rainfall

• extreme temperature variations

• grasslands

What are some characteristics of rainforests?

• lots of trees

• high year round temperature

• high amount of rainfall

• grasslands

• low year round temperature

What are some characteristics of tundra?

• permafrost

• very cold, low average temperatures

• lots of trees

• small amount of plants

• high amount of rainfall

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What are some characteristics of a taiga/boreal forest?

• coniferous trees

• very cold

• very hot

What are some characteristics of a temperate deciduous forest?

• leaves change color in the fall

• lots of trees

• hot year round

• low amount of rainfall

What are some characteristics of a temperate grassland/prairie?

• lots of trees

• grassland

• flat

• high temperatures year round

What are some characteristics of a tropical grassland/savanna?

• warm temperatures

• seasonal rainfall

• lots of trees

• grassland

• low average temperature

What does the root "bio" mean...

• living

• nonliving

• toxic

• variety

What does the root "diversity" mean...

• living

• nonliving

• toxic

• variety

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1