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WorksheetsBiome Review for GMAS
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 2hrs 44mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What biome has the most rainfall per year?
a)
Tundra
b)
Taiga
c)
Tropical Rainforest
d)
Deciduous Forest
2.
What biome do we live in?
a)
Tundra
b)
Taiga
c)
Tropical Rainforest
d)
Deciduous Forest
3.
Which biome contains cacti and small bushes?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Taiga
c)
Tundra
d)
Desert
4.
Grasslands are located on every continent with the exception of:
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
America
d)
Antartica
5.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a biome?
a)
Desert
b)
Marine
c)
Freshwater
d)
Waterpark
6.
The main source of energy for the Earth is the
a)
Moon
b)
Sun
c)
Clouds
d)
Atmosphere
7.
One characteristic feature of the tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a permanently frozen subsoil. This characteristic is known as
a)
Hoarfrost
b)
Glaciation
c)
Permafrost
d)
Crystallization
8.
The kangaroo rat is able to get all of the water it needs through it's food and therefore, never needs to drink liquid. This animal has adapted to survive in which biome?
a)
Forest
b)
Tundra
c)
Desert
d)
Grassland
9.
Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?
a)
Tundra
b)
Desert
c)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
d)
Tropical Rainforest
10.
Which characteristics are common in the taiga biome?
a)
Spruces. elk, snowshoe hares, sever winters
b)
Lichens, reindeer, and permafrost
c)
Grasses, bison, prairie dogs
11.
Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?
a)
Tundra
b)
Rainforest
c)
Desert
d)
Pineforest
12.
Which major biome is home to cacti, mesquite, white torn, pack rats, small reptiles, and coyotes?
a)
Desert
b)
Taiga
c)
Tundra
d)
Grassland
13.
A producer is something that creates its own
a)
Happiness
b)
Food
c)
Drama
d)
Prey
14.
Which of the following in an ecosystem is classified as BIOTIC?
a)
Rock
b)
Sand
c)
Wind
d)
Tree
15.
An example of a decomposer is
a)
Fungi
b)
Duckweed
c)
Raccoon
d)
Lizard
16.
Which of the following in an ecosystem is ABIOTIC?
a)
Sunlight
b)
Frog
c)
Scorpion
d)
Snake
17.
The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.
a)
Coniferous Forests
b)
Deciduous Forests
c)
Deserts
d)
Tropical Rain Forests
18.
What term is given by scientists to the living parts of an ecosystem?
a)
Biotic Factors
b)
Abiotic Factors
c)
Community
d)
Population
19.
Abiotic factors are parts of the environment that are...
a)
Nonliving
b)
Living
c)
Populations
d)
Vegetation
20.
Many organisms in the polar ice or tundra biomes will do what to avoid the cold months with no food.
a)
Migrate
b)
Hibernate
c)
Find spots rich in food
d)
All of these
21.
This forest is split into "layers" where organisms live.
a)
Deciduous Forest
b)
Tropical Rain Forest
c)
Coniferous Forest
d)
None of these
22.
A aquatic biome classified as marine would have...
a)
Fresh Water
b)
Salt Water
c)
Either Fresh Water or Salt Water
d)
Neither Fresh Water or Salt Water
23.
The trees in this forest biome have needle like leaves that are hard to eat.
a)
Coniferous Forest
b)
Deciduous Forest
c)
Tropical Rain Forests
d)
Deserts
24.
The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...
a)
Food and Water
b)
Water and Sunlight
c)
Temperature and Oxygen
d)
Water and Temperature
25.
This biome is found around the equator and is home to a large amount of biodiversity.
a)
Deserts
b)
Tropical Rain Forests
c)
Savannas
d)
Chaparral
26.
The change of a liquid to a gas; the sun heats energy up and turns water into vapor (gas)
a)
evaporation
b)
vapor
c)
precipitation
d)
condensation
27.
Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant gives of purified water to be evaporated.
a)
precipitation
b)
concentration
c)
transpiration
d)
evaporation
28.
Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface like hail, snow, sleet, rain;clouds get heavy and the air cannot hold it any longer.
a)
precipitation
b)
transpiration
c)
condensation
d)
clouds
29.
Gas to Liquid; gas gets colder and changes back to liquid , forming clouds
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
30.
An Estuary is where
a)
fresh water meets ponds
b)
fresh water meets lakes
c)
fresh water meets streams
d)
fresh water meets salt water
31.
A wetland defined by having trees
a)
swamp
b)
marsh
32.
Aquatic biomes cover roughly how much of the Earth's surface
a)
10%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
33.
a)
tundra
b)
tropical rainforest
c)
desert
d)
grassland
34.
a)
tundra
b)
tropical rainforest
c)
desert
d)
grassland
35.
a)
tundra
b)
tropical rainforest
c)
desert
d)
grassland
36.
a)
savanna
b)
temperate deciduous forest
c)
taiga/coniferous forest
37.
a)
savanna
b)
temperate deciduous forest
c)
taiga/coniferous forest
38.
a)
savanna
b)
temperate deciduous forest
c)
taiga/coniferous forest
39.
In which biome would you MOST LIKELY find this organism?
a)
savanna
b)
tropical rainforest
c)
temperate grassland
d)
tundra
40.
This type of water has a very low salt content when compared to the ocean.
a)
fresh water
b)
marine
41.
A desert is very hot during the day and receives very little rain.
Which plants will most likely survive in this kind of environment?
Which plants will most likely survive in this kind of environment?
a)
plants with waxy coatings
b)
plants with few roots
c)
plants with large leaves
d)
plants with soft stems
42.
The rainforest is very moist and receives much rain.
Which plants will most likely survive in this kind of environment?
Which plants will most likely survive in this kind of environment?
a)
plants with few roots
b)
plants with needles
c)
plants with large leaves
d)
plants that grow close together
43.
How do adaptations help animals?
a)
To hide from predators
b)
to hunt for food
c)
to survive in their habitats
d)
All of these are correct
44.
An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings
a)
Environment
b)
Mimicry
c)
Camouflage
45.
Beak shape depends on...
a)
where birds live
b)
who they hang out with
c)
diet (fish or seeds)
d)
exercise
46.
Who is at the bottom of an energy pyramid?
a)
producer
b)
organism
c)
consumer
d)
soil
47.
Some animals move great distances as the seasons change. What is this called?
a)
hibernation
b)
migration
c)
mimicry
d)
habitat
48.
A Viceroy butterfly looks like the Monarch butterfly. The Viceroy tastes terrible to birds, so birds won't take the chance and eat the Viceroy. What is this kind of adaptation?
a)
Mimicry
b)
Camouflage
c)
Hibernation
d)
Migration
49.
a)
tundra
b)
tropical rainforest
c)
desert
d)
grassland
50.
The term "terrestrial" means
a)
land.
b)
water.
51.
The term "aquatic" means
a)
land.
b)
water.
52.
In which biome would you MOST LIKELY find this organism?
a)
temperate grassland
b)
desert
c)
tropical rainforest
d)
savanna
53.
In which biome would you MOST LIKELY find this organism?
a)
taiga/coniferous forest
b)
temperate deciduous forest
c)
tropical rainforest
d)
desert
54.
In which biome would you MOST LIKELY find this organism?
a)
open ocean upper region
b)
open ocean lower region
c)
pond
d)
river
55.
In which biome would you MOST LIKELY find this organism?
a)
open ocean upper region
b)
river
c)
pond
d)
open ocean lower region
56.
In which biome would you MOST LIKELY find this organism?
a)
tropical rainforest
b)
tundra
c)
desert
d)
temperate deciduous forest
57.
In which biome would you MOST LIKELY find this organism?
a)
open ocean upper region
b)
pond
c)
lake
d)
open ocean lower region
58.
a)
river
b)
lake
c)
swamp
d)
marsh
59.
a)
river
b)
lake
c)
swamp
d)
marsh
60.
a)
arid
b)
humid
61.
Where fresh water mixes with salt water.
a)
river
b)
lake
c)
ocean
d)
estuary
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