APES Biome Quiz

This climatoram is likely for which biome?

• desert

• rainforest

• temperate

• grasslands

This climatogram is likely for which biome?

• rainforest

• desert

• temperate

• grassland

This biome in Blue is the .....

• Taiga

• Grassland

• Tundra

• Temperate

The biome in yellow is

• grasslands

• rainforest

• desert

• chaparral

The humus layer in the rainforest is __________ because it ________

• shallow.............is not needed for trees

• shallow...........rains so often

• good..............constant decomposition

• good...............has lots of biodiversity

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Logging for these large coniferous trees is one of the biggest threats to this biome....

• Tundra

• Temperate

• Taiga

• Chaparral

One of the greatest values to mangrove swamps is.....

• the are a carbon sink

• The low tides

• they prevent flooding and storm surges from hurricanes

• The are able to lower phosphorus levels that wash into the ocean

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Estuaries can be found ......

• in large freshwater ponds near the coast

• only on barrier islands

• anywhere fresh and saltwater mix

• in the mountains in high elevations

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

grasslands greatest threat is likley......

• converting natural grasslands to farmland

• cutting down all the trees

• oil and gas development and extraction in this region

• frequent fires due to constant drought

The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...

• Food and Water
• Rain and Sunlight
• Temperature and Oxygen
• Precipitation and Temperature