Biomes and Ecosystems Quiz

The__________________ has trees that lose their leaves each autumn.

• Deciduous forest

• Tropical rain forest

• Taiga

• Grasslands

This is a biome, such as a prairie, that has fertile soil and some, but not much, rainfall.

• Grassland

• Desert

• Deciduous Forest

• Taiga

This biome is located near the equator, is hot and humid year round and is home to a large variety of plants and animals.

• Taiga

• Grassland

• Tundra

• Tropical Rainforest

Earth’s northern regions are the location of the largest biome. Its plant life includes conifers, lichens, and mosses.

• Taiga

• Tundra

• Deciduous Forest

• Tropical Rainforest

This dry biome gets little rain.

• Desert

• Tundra

• Taiga

• Grassland

The ground is frozen year round in this cold, dry biome.

• Tundra

• Taiga

• Desert

• Savannah

The tundra is home to mammals that __________ through the winter.

• Hibernate

• Eat

• Hunt

• Migrate

Nonliving things, such as water, rocks, and soil, are called ________.

• abiotic factors
• biotic factors

The biotic and abiotic factors in an environment work together to form a(n) ________.

• ecosystem
• community

• population

• food chain

Algae and green plants are first in a _________ food chain.

• Ocean

• Pond

• River

• Lake