Biomes Lessons

One of the colder biomes. Vegetation is dominated by evergreen trees, creating the semi-acidic soil. Megafauna includes caribou, elk, and bears.

• tundra

• taiga

• temperate rainforest

• temperate deciduous forest

Biome that is likely to be MOST SIGNIFICANTLY altered by climate change.

• tropical rainforest

• temperate grassland

• tundra

• taiga

Which biome is generally the same temperature range as the Temperate Deciduous Forest, but slightly drier?

• temperate rainforest

• desert

• taiga

• temperate grassland

Biome most likely found at 30*S of the equator. (consider the convection cells)

• tropical rainforest

• desert

• temperate rainforest

• tundra

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Biome with the greatest fluctuation (change) in temperatures daily.

• desert

• taiga

• temperate deciduous forest

• tropical rainforest

High insolation coming from the sun due to global location, but low insolation actually hitting the soil.

• tropical rainforest

• temperate grassland

• chaparral

• savanna

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The rain forest soil is

• poor and rocky

• frozen soil

• thick and nutrient rich

• thin and nutrient poor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which biome is characterized by cold temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?

• tundra

• desert

• temperate deciduous forest

• tropical rain forest

Which biome is nearest to the Earth's equator?

• tundra

• desert

• grassland

• tropical rainforest

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which biome is found on a snow capped mountain above the tree line?

• grassland

• deciduous forest

• tundra

• tropical forest