Unit 8: Climate Zones and Biomes

What is the primary factor that determines the type of biome in an area?

• Soil type

• Climate

• Altitude

• Human activity

Which biome is home to cacti, scorpions, coyotes, kangaroo rats, and lizards?

• Desert
• Grasslands
• Temperate Forest
• Taiga

Which biome is hot all year with wet and dry seasons?

• tropical rainforest

• arctic tundra

• temperate grassland

• desert

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Biotic factors of an ecosystem are:

• non-living
• plants
• living thing
• soil

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Identify an a example of an abiotic factor?

• Panda
• Turtle
• Butterfly
• sunlight

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Which land biome is mainly covered with grass?

• Desert

• Taiga

• Grassland

• Tundra

Which biome is hot and humid all year round with plenty of rain?

• Tundra

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Taiga

• Temperate Forest

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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

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A group of ecosystems with similar organisms and climates.

• desert
• deciduous
• canopy
• Biome

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Which biome has the most variety of plants and animals?

• Temperate Forest
• Rainforest
• Tundra
• Grasslands

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