VA SOL Ecosystem Review

What biome is represented by number 2?

• Tundra

• Desert

• Grassland

• Forest

A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities is referred to as ____.

• a biome

• an ecosystem

• a habitat

• a niche

All communities and abiotic factors in a given area are called ___.

• an ecosystem

• a biosphere

• a biome

• a population

Nina visited an area that receives a large amount of precipitation during all twelve months and is typically warm year round. The area also has a large variety of organism diversity. Which biome did she visit?

• Rainforest

• Tundra

• Desert

• Grassland

What is the difference between an ecosystem and biome?

• a biome is a group of many similar ecosystems throughout the world

• an ecosystem is a large group of different types of biomes

• a biome is much smaller than an ecosystem

• an ecosystem includes only the abiotic components of a particular biome

What is the major difference between an ecosystem and a biome?

• Ecosystems exist in the water, but biomes are found on the land.

• Biomes are broad classifications of climates, plants, and animals, whereas an ecosystem is the set of living things and nonliving conditions in an area.

• A biome is the set of living organisms in an area, but ecosystem is only the nonliving parts of the environment.

• An ecosystem is a broad classification for a set of animals, plants, and geographical conditions, whereas a biome refers to a set of local conditions.

What biome is represented by number 3?

• Grassland

• Desert

• Tundra

• Forest

In which of the following environments would you expect to find the greatest number of different species of plants and animals per square mile?

• a tropical rain forest in Panama

• a pasture on a Virginia farm

• a wheat field in North Dakota

• an island near the South Pole

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Many animals in this biome are nocturnal. Due to the temperature, they burrow underground during the day and become active at night. Which biome is this most likely describing?

• Desert

• Marine

• Coniferous forest

• Grassland

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The two most important factors that help determine a biome are ___.

• precipitation and temperature

• snowfall and melting ice

• animals and bacteria

• land slope and longitude