Biome-HONORS PS

Which biome holds the greatest biodiversity?

• grassland
• tundra
• rainforest
• desert

The ability to conserve water is an important adaptation in which biome?

• Coniferous Forest
• Deciduous Forest
• Desert
• Tundra

Which biome features permanently frozen soil called permafrost?

• Coniferous Forest
• Deciduous Forest
• Desert
• Tundra

Which two biomes have the least precipitation?

• tropical rain forest and temperate grasslan
• savanna and tropical dry forest
• tundra and desert
• boreal forest and temperate woodland

The word that best describes the average conditions over time is?

• Climate
• Global average
• Weather
• Precip and Temp

Which biome covers most of the land mass near the Earth's equator?

• tundra
• desert
• grassland
• tropical rainforest

Which major biome is home to cacti, mesquite, white thorn, pack rats, small reptiles, and coyotes?

• desert
• taiga
• tundra
• grassland

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

• taiga
• tundra
• deciduous forest
• grassland

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

A ________ is a forest biome consisting mostly of cone-bearing evergreen trees

• desert
• temperate deciduous forest
• taiga
• tundra