Biomes of the World Quiz

Categorize the following 8 biomes by the organization we completed in our notes! :) JMJ!

Groups:

(a) COLD/ICY BIOMES

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(b) Water/Aquatic Biomes

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(c) Biomes vastly covering AFRICA

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(d) Forest Biomes

• Grassland/Savana

• Desert (Sahara)

• Tundra

• Temperate/Deciduos Forest

• Tropical Rainforest

• Taiga

• Marine

• Freshwater

Reorder the following, from LEAST to MOST complex...

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Organism

• Population

• Biome

Rainforests are home to 50% of the world's

(a)  

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Which of the following does NOT belong in the desert biome?

• Cacti

• Aloe

• The white lotus flower

• The Joshua Tree

• Agave

Which of the following animals does NOT belong in the desert biome?

• Roadrunners

• Rattlesnakes

• Coyotes

• Bats

• Lemurs

This biome makes up one third of the world’s land Mass (surface area)

• Rainforest

• Tundra

• Taiga

• Desert

• Marine

"Joshua Tree" is a national park in the United States known for rugged rock formations and stark desert landscapes. Which of the following "subgroups" of the desert biome would this kind of landscape fall under?

• Subtropical

• Semiarid

• Coastal

• Polar

• Marine

The Sahara desert, spanning 3.6 million square miles and encompassing parts of 10 countries in North Africa, would be considered which of the following of the desert biome's subtypes?

• Subtropical

• Semiarid

• Coastal

• Polar

• Marine

This is another name for Taiga.

• temperate deciduous forest

• tropical rainforest

• coniferous forest

• alpine tundra

What is the term for the zone between high tide and low tide in aquatic ecosystems?

• Littoral or intertidal zone

• Epipelagic zone

• Abyssal zone

• Hadal zone

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