Ecology Biomes

Which biome is the coldest?

• Taiga

• Temperate rain forest

• Tropical rain forest

• Temperate deciduous forest

The Impala can reach speeds up to 50 mph, and is most adapted to a biome with little trees. Which would most likely be its home?

• Temperate deciduous forest

• Savanna

• Taiga

• Tropical rain forest

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

The taiga biome that covers most of Alaska is pictured above.  Which of the following only lists biotic factors that can be found in this ecosystem?

• freezing temperatures, low precipitation, bogs, and acidic soil

• owls, poor soils, moss, and caribou

• moss, aspen trees, weasels, and raccoons

• birch trees, short summers, lichen ground cover, and bears

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...

• Food and Water

• Water and Sunlight

• Temperature and Oxygen

• Water and Temperature

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The level of ecology that focuses on a group of ecosystems that have the same climate and similar dominant communities.

• biosphere.

• biome.

• ecosystem.

• community.

Label the biomes.

e

d

c

tropical evergreen forest

boreal evergreen forest

savannah

temperate forest

tundra

Biodiversity is not the same all over the planet. Some biomes have higher biodiversity than others. An example of a biome with high biodiversity is ​ (a)   . On the other hand, an example of a biome with little biodiversity is ​ (b)   .

• the tropical rainforest

• the tundra

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The eastern U.S. is comprised of mostly which biome?

• Desert

• Temperate grassland

• Temperate deciduous forest

• Taiga

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

• tundra

• desert

• grassland

• tropical rainforest

The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.

• Coniferous Forests

• Deciduous Forests

• Deserts

• Tropical Rain Forests