Biome Evaluation Quiz

What is the term for ground that remains frozen year-round due to cold weather?

• Precipitation

• Permafrost

• Polar

• Arctic zone

  A desert is defined by a lack of annual _______________ rather than its average temperature.

• evaporation

• runoff

• irrigation

• precipitation/rainfall

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Prairie, Savanna, Steppe, and Pampas are types of ____________ biomes.

• temperate

• desert

• grassland

• rainforest

   A group of the same type of animal living together in the same area is called a ____________.

• population

• herd

• ecosystem

• habitat

  A _______________ is a major group of plants and animals living in a unique physical environment and climate type.

• food web

• biome

• population

• ecosystem

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A new behavior or physical trait that develops in response to a plant or animal’s environment is called a/an ______________.

• growth

• sensitivity

• adoption

• adaptation

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  What biome is characterized by an abundance of trees?

• Swamp

• Grassland

• Forest

• Savanna

  In what biome are you likely to find elephants?

• Grassland

• Estuary

• Zoo

• Swamp

  In what biome do buffalo (also called bison) mostly roam?

• Desert

• Rain forest

• Grassland/Prairie

• Tundra

What biome exists both near polar ice caps and near mountain tops?

• Temperate

• Tundra

• Taiga

• Tropical