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WorksheetsFOREST BIOMES
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following BEST MATCHES the meaning of the word TEMPERATE.
a)
temperatures within moderate limits
b)
an area with trees and bushes
c)
a forest with plants growing together
d)
an area with all the same temperature
2.
Deciduous trees ___________ their leaves in the fall.
a)
shed
b)
grow
c)
restore
d)
increase
3.
Temperate deciduous forest are located between which two areas:
a)
the tropics and the cold land around the poles
b)
the equator and North America
c)
Antartica and Africa
d)
near the equator
4.
Which of the following biomes covers much of the eastern half of the United States?
a)
grassland
b)
desert
c)
temperate deciduous forest
d)
coniferous forest
5.
Which of the following trees are part of the deciduous forest biome?
a)
white pine
b)
cedar
c)
hickory
d)
conifers
6.
Coniferous forests are made up primarily of trees that _______________.
a)
change color in the fall
b)
bear cones
c)
shed their leaves
d)
have thin bark
7.
Which of the following BEST MATCHES the description of the deciduous forest?
a)
harsh
b)
mild
c)
extreme
d)
cold
8.
Why is the soil rich in a deciduous forest?
a)
fallen leaves make compost
b)
dead trees provide food for decomposers
c)
fallen pine cones add minerals
d)
light shines through bare trees
9.
Why do coniferous forests have poor soil?
a)
worms and beetles do not like cedar
b)
little rain falls
c)
no leaves fall to the ground and compost
d)
sunlight is blocked by leaves
10.
Another name for a coniferous forest is . . . .
a)
the tundra
b)
the taiga
c)
the rainforest
d)
the arctic
11.
What is one threat to the TAIGA biome?
a)
logging
b)
below freezing temperatures
c)
animal migration
d)
insects
12.
Which of the following biomes has extreme temperature changes?
a)
the rainforest
b)
the temperate deciduous forest
c)
the taiga
d)
the arctic
13.
Which of the following biomes is home to black bears, wolves and coyotes?
a)
the temperate deciduous forest
b)
the taiga
c)
the desert
d)
the grasslands
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