Biomes

Which biome receives less than 10 inches of rain per year?

• Rain forest

• Grassland

• Desert

• Tundra

Which biome is noted for having large amounts of rainfall year round?

• Dessert

• Rain forest

• Grassland

• Tundra

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of these layers in a rain forest is the tallest layer that receives the most sunlight?

• Understory

• Canopy

• Emergent layer

• Ground

Which biome is characterized as being an area populated mostly by grasses and other non-woody plants?

• Dessert

• Grassland

• Tundra

• Rain forest

What is the name for a specific type of grassland that is located closer to the equator?

• Tundra

• Dessert

• Savanna

• Lowlands

What is the name of the biome noted for being located in the upper part of the Northern Hemisphere, and having more coniferous than deciduous trees?

• Rain forest

• Deciduous forest

• Boreal forest

• Narnia

What is the name of the biome known for being extremely cold and dry?

• Rain forest

• Dessert

• Tundra

• Grassland

Which type of biome do we live in here in Clinton, MA?

• Rain forest

• Dessert

• Tundra

• Deciduous forest

large areas of similar ecosystems

• astrodomes

• food chain

• biomes

• food web

30% of the Earth-subdivided by climate and types of trees

• rainforest

• forest biome

• tundra

• aquatic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6