WorksheetsBiomes
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following BEST describes the Tundra biome?
a)
a. A treeless plain found in the Artic or on the tops of mountains that is characterized by very low winter temperatures and short, cool summers.
b)
a. A region that has little or no plant life, long periods without rain, and extreme temperatures; usually found in hot climates.
c)
a. An area that often has scattered trees and that is found in tropical and subtropical areas where seasonal rains, fires, and drought happen.
d)
a. A forest biomes where the leaves on the trees fall off during winter, or the dry season, and grow back in the spring and summer.
2.
What biome has the most rainfall per year?
a)
Tundra
b)
Taiga
c)
Tropical Rainforest
d)
Deciduous Forest
3.
What biome do we live in?
a)
Tundra
b)
Taiga
c)
Tropical Rainforest
d)
Deciduous Forest
4.
What biome is the coldest?
a)
Tundra
b)
Taiga
c)
Temperate Forest
d)
Desert
5.
Which biome receives the least amount of precipitation?
a)
Desert
b)
Grasslands
c)
Savanna
d)
Tropical Rainforest
6.
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
7.
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
8.
Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?
a)
Tundra
b)
Desert
c)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
d)
Tropical Rainforest
9.
Plants with spines and waxy leaves are well suited for life in which environment?
a)
Desert
b)
Temperate forest
c)
Grassland
d)
Tropical Rainfroest
10.
Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?
a)
Tundra
b)
Rainforest
c)
Desert
d)
Pineforest
11.
Which major biome is home to cacti, mesquite, white torn, pack rats, small reptiles, and coyotes?
a)
Desert
b)
Taiga
c)
Tundra
d)
Grassland
12.
Which of the following BEST describes the Tundra biome?
a)
a. A treeless plain found in the Artic or on the tops of mountains that is characterized by very low winter temperatures and short, cool summers.
b)
a. A region that has little or no plant life, long periods without rain, and extreme temperatures; usually found in hot climates.
c)
a. An area that often has scattered trees and that is found in tropical and subtropical areas where seasonal rains, fires, and drought happen.
d)
a. A forest biomes where the leaves on the trees fall off during winter, or the dry season, and grow back in the spring and summer.
13.
This occurs in the higher latitudes such as northern America or Russia. It has very cold winters and cool summers with moderate to low precipitation, mostly evergreen trees and a variety of animals in the summer. Which biome is this?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Taiga
c)
Tundra
d)
Desert
14.
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
15.
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
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