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Worksheets5th Biomes
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A large area of the earth where plants and animals share a similar environment
a)
Biome
b)
Tundra
c)
Biosphere
d)
Permafrost
2.
Permanently frozen soil
a)
permafrost
b)
tundra
c)
poles
d)
bedrock
3.
The usual weather of a region over a long period of time
a)
storm data
b)
climate
c)
rain guage
d)
biosphere
4.
The coldest biome is located near the Arctic Circle. It is called:
a)
tundra
b)
permafrost
c)
frozone
d)
glacier park
5.
The tundra is a dry climate. Most of it's percipitation is in the form of snow
a)
true
b)
false
6.
The water type for BOGS is
a)
salt water
b)
fresh water
c)
either salt or fresh water
d)
none of the above
7.
Which type of biome receives the most precipitation?
a)
tundra
b)
rainforest
c)
wetland
d)
grassland
8.
A biosphere is too large to study easily. So scientists divide the biosphere into sections called ___
a)
biomes
b)
habitats
c)
landforms
d)
countries
9.
Marshes, swamps and bogs are different classifications of
a)
wetlands
b)
rainforests
c)
oceans
d)
lakes
10.
Which has more trees? Prairies or savannas?
a)
prairies
b)
savannas
11.
TAIGA is another name for the ______
a)
desert
b)
coniferous forest
c)
deciduous forest
d)
tundra
12.
Savannas are hot all year long because
a)
they are close to the equator
b)
they are close to the poles
c)
because there is little percipitation
d)
because there are volcanoes nearby
13.
The largest marine biome
a)
ocean
b)
wetland
c)
rainforest
d)
bog
14.
The land here is almost always wet
a)
wetland
b)
ocean
c)
bog
d)
tundra
15.
This dry biome gets less than 25 cm of precipitation each year
a)
desert
b)
tundra
c)
grassland
d)
coniferous forest
16.
The _____ is the largest land biome
a)
ocean
b)
coniferous forest
c)
deciduous forest
d)
rainforest
17.
Grass is the main type of vegetation in the ___
a)
grassland
b)
desert
c)
savanna
d)
deciduous forest
18.
Here there are many trees that lose their leaves during the winter months
a)
deciduous forest
b)
coniferous forest
c)
rainforest
d)
tundra
19.
This biome is known for its great biodiversity
a)
tropical rainforest
b)
wetland
c)
deciduous forest
d)
ocean
20.
The ____ is the coldest type of biome
a)
ocean
b)
tundra
c)
coniferous forest
d)
desert
21.
This determines the types of animals and plant life of a biome
a)
climate
b)
altitude
c)
proximity to volcanoes
d)
pollen count
22.
Gravity causes rivers to do this
a)
flow downhill
b)
overflow
c)
sink into the ground
d)
carve out mountain ranges
23.
What is man's God-given responsibility over the earth?
a)
Be a good steward and use resources wisely
b)
Not let any animals become extinct
c)
Not use all of the oil that is in the earth
d)
Not to pollute and to recycle as much as possible
24.
The ___ consists of ALL the areas on earth where life can exist and the organisms that live there
a)
biosphere
b)
biome
c)
canopy
d)
environment
25.
Tropical rainforests are
a)
humid and rainy
b)
hot and dry
c)
hot during day; cold during night
d)
not biodiverse
26.
Here you may find several different biomes with several different climates
a)
grassland
b)
deciduous forest
c)
tropical rainforest
d)
coniferous forest
27.
Most wetlands are
a)
marshes
b)
bogs
c)
reefs
d)
swamps
28.
Freshwater biomes include rivers, lakes, ponds and ____
a)
streams
b)
oceans
c)
tidepools
d)
marshes
29.
The temperate grasslands are also known as
a)
savannas
b)
prairies
c)
deserts
d)
mountains
30.
Trees grow close together in the ___ layer of a tropical rainforest
a)
emergent
b)
canopy
c)
understory
d)
forest floor
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