Biomes Quiz

Name

A forest made up of conifers.

• Deciduous Forest
• tropical seasonal forest
• temperate forest
• Boreal forest

A biome characterized by cold harsh winters and hot dry summers.

• Tundra
• Temperate grassland/cold desert
• Boreal forest/Taiga
• Subtropical desert

The most diverse marine biome on the earth.

• Boreal forest
• Tropical rain forest
• Mangrove forests
• Coral Reef

The narrow band of coastline between the levels of high tide and low tide.

• Intertidal Zone
• Limnetic zone
• Littoral zone
• Photic zone

A zone of open water in lakes and ponds.

• Aphotic zone
• Intertidal zones
• Littoral zones
• Limnetic zones

The swamp that occurs along tropical and subtropical coast and contains salt-tolerant trees with roots submerged in water.

• Mangroves
• Freshwater wetland
• cold desert
• coral reefs

Of the following biomes, choose the most productive (productive=plant growth/photosynthesis).

• tundra
• freshwater wetlands
• subtropical desert
• boreal forest

Which of these terms indicates that it is near the equator?

• temperate
• tropical
• sub-tropical
• seasonal

What biome would this be?

• tropical rainforest
• subtropical desert
• temperate grassland
• woodland/shrubland