Biome Characteristics

In which of the biomes would you expect to see the following adaptations: plants with large, horizontal root systems animals that give birth during the rainy season when food is more abundant plants and animals that can survive long periods of drought

• savanna/grassland

• tropical rainforest

• taiga

• temperate deciduous forest

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Which choice below is NOT true?

• Rainforests are home to many plants and

  animals.

• Many medicines have been made from plants

  found in the rainforest.

• Rainforests are home to many organisms but

  have little value to humans.

• More varieties of plants are found in rainforests

  than anywhere else on earth.

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The graph below shows the average yearly

temperature and precipitation for five different

locations on Earth.

Which of the following is the most likely

description of the climate at Location Z on the

graph?

• cold and dry

• cold and wet

• warm and wet

• warm and dry

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic

that helps classify an ecosystem?

• wildlife

• elevation level

• soil type

• dominant tree species

Which land biome is located near and/or along the Earth's Equator?

• Grassland

• Temperate Forest

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Tundra

Which biome has tree leaves that change color and drop off as the season changes from fall to winter?

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Deciduous Forest

• Tundra

• Coniferous Forest

In which biome does an organism have to be able to conserve water to survive?

• Rainforest

• Taiga

• Desert

• Temperate Forest

Which biome produces over 50% of the world's oxygen?

• Rainforest

• Temperate Forest

• Grasslands

• Taiga

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The following animals are common to which land biome? (white-tailed deer, black bear, turkey, chipmunk, skunk, raccoon, groundhog, and squirrel)

• Grassland

• Tundra

• Deciduous Forest

• Coniferous Forest

Prairies and savannas are two examples of this land biome?

• Tundra

• Grassland

• Desert

• Taiga