Apes Terrestrial Biomes

The area of the map shaded in green represents which of the following terrestrial biome

• Coniferous Forrest

• Deciduous Forrest 

• Desert

• Tundra

The area of the map shaded in dark blue represents which of the following terrestrial biome

• Coniferous Forest

• Deciduous Forest

• Desert

• Tundra

Which biome features permanently frozen soil called permafrost?

• Coniferous Forest

• Deciduous Forest

• Desert

• Tundra

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

• Coniferous Forest

• Deciduous Forest

• Desert

• Tundra

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What are the two most significant factors that influence life in a biome?

• Average temp and precipitation

• Soil type and climate

• Plants and animals

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which of the following is a terrestrial ecosystem?

• forest

• pond

• ocean

• lake

One characteristic feature of the tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a permanently frozen subsoil. This characteristic is known as

• Hoarfrost

• Glaciation

• Permafrost

• Crystallization

Traveling southward from the Arctic regions of Canada to the tropics of Panama, one passes through several biomes - tundra, coniferous forest, temperate deciduous forest, and tropical rain forest. This pattern of change in vegetation is primarily the result of

• primary and secondary successsion

• invasion of exotic species

• increase in mean annual temperature and a decrease in mean annual precipitation

• an increase in both mean annual temperature and mean annual precipitation

• an increase in total annual hours of sunlight

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

According to the diagram, which of the following both have large amounts of precipitation?

• desert & tropical rain forest

• seasonal forest & tundra

• tundra & desert

• tropical rain forest & temperate rain forest

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The landscape of the tundra is characterized by having no trees. Why do you think there are no trees or other large plants in the tundra?

• Because of the permanently frozen ground, cold temperatures & short growing season

• Because it is too hot for part of the year

• Because it gets far too much precipitation

• none of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-LS1-5