Apes Terrestrial Biomes

Abiotic factors: warm temperatures; seasonal rainfall; compact soil; frequent fires set by lightning • Dominant plants: tall, perennial grasses; sometimes drought-tolerant and fireresistant trees or shrubs    

• temperate grasslands

• Prairies

• savanna grass lands

• chapparal

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Abiotic factors: low precipitation, variable temperatures; soils rich in minerals but poor in organic material • Dominant plants: cacti and other succulents; creosote bush and other plants with short growth cycles

• Desert

• Tundra

• Tropical grassland

• Temperate grassland

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Look at the following graph to determine biome

• Savanna Grassland

• Chapparal

• Desert

• Tundra

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Earth’s biomes are divided into _________ biomes, and __________biomes

• terrestrial, aquatic

• hot, cold

• north, south

• east, west

 What type of biome is pictured?

• Tundra

• Temperate Rainforest

• Grassland

• Desert

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

The most biodiverse biome is: 

• Taiga

• Chaparral

• Savanna

• Tropical Rainforest

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following biomes has the highest soil nutrient levels?

• Woodland/shrubland

• Boreal forest

• Temperate rainforest

• Tropical rainforest

In addition to temperature, a terrestrial biome is defined by

I. annual precipitation.

II. distinctive animal species

III. distinctive plant species.

• I, II and III

• II and III only

• I and III only

• I and II only

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

• Desert

• Grassland

• Tropical rainforest

• Temperate forest

Which of the following biomes is primarily inhabited by apes?

• Tropical Rainforest

• Desert

• Tundra

• Savanna