Ecosystems and Biomes Test Review

Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and a layer of permafrost?

• coniferous forest

• savanna

• chaparral

• tundra

There are TWO fundamental classifications of biomes. They are: 1. Terrestrial (land)

biomes and 2. ____________

• space biomes

• amphibious biomes

• aquatic biomes

• none of these

Which of these biomes receives the least amount of rainfall every year and can be both

hot and cold?

• desert

• tropical rainforest

• coniferous forest

• decidous forest

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There are 6 major terrestrial (land) biomes. Check the two that apply. 1. Desert 2. Forest 3.Tundra 4. Tropical Rainforest 5. _____________ 6. ______________

• grassland

• praireland

• flatland

• coniferous forest

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

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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Biome with many different species of cacti and reptiles and very little rainfall.

• Desert

• Temperate Rainforest

• Tropical Rainforest

• Arctic Tundra

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Type of forest biome near the equator; receives a lot of rain; temperatures are warm all year.

• desert
• tropical rain forest
• arctic
• temperate rain forest

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

• tropical rain forest

• desert

• deciduous forest

• grassland

True of False?  
Animals that live in the desert have adapted to live with little water since the desert gets little rainfall.

• True
• False

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