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A large tree in the forest blocks the sunlight from a smaller plant. How could this affect the smaller plant?

• It could increase the amount of oxygen released by the smaller plant.

• It could decrease the amount of food produced by the smaller plant.

• It could force the smaller plant to retrieve food molecules from the soil.

• It could force the smaller plant to rely on water for nutrition until conditions improve.

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the tundra biome?

• It is cold

• It gets lots of precipitation in the form of snow

• The ground below the topsoil is frozen

• NON of the above

What is the main characteristic that makes a biome a desert?

• A. Sand dunes

• B. Tumbleweeds

• C. Lack of rain

• High temperatures

How have plants adapted to survive in the desert?

• A. They store water in their leaves and trunks

• B. They spread out from each other

• C. They have large root systems to collect water

• D. All of the above

Which of the following does not describe a typical rainforest?

• Humid

• Rainy

• Full of trees

• Cold

The rainforest acts as the Earth's lungs providing around 40% of the Earth's ________.

• A. Water

• B. Nitrogen

• C. Oxygen

• Carbon

What do we call a tundra biome that consists of land high in the mountains above the tree line?

• A. Alpine tundra

• B. High tundra

• C. Arctic tundra

• D.Frozen tundra

What does it mean when animals are described as nocturnal?

• They don't need a lot of water

• They are warm-blooded

• They sleep during the day and come out at night

• They hibernate during the winter

Which layer of the rainforest is dark and quiet?

• Canopy

• Forest floor

• Understory

• Emergent

What is the primary source of energy for the Earth's climate system?

• The Moon

• The Sun

• The Earth's core

• Ocean currents

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