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WorksheetsScience- Biomes and Habitats
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 54mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The term "terrestrial" means
a)
land.
b)
water.
2.
The term "aquatic" means
a)
land.
b)
water.
3.
A "biome" is a group of plants and animals in the same region that have adapted together to the region's environment.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Which biome covers most of the land mass near the Earth's equator?
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
grassland
d)
tropical forest
5.
Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
rain forest
d)
pine forest
6.
One characteristic feature of tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a layer of permanently frozen subsoil. This characteristic is known as
a)
glaciation
b)
permafrost
c)
crystallization
d)
soilfrost
7.
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
8.
Which of the following ecosystems would not be classified as a freshwater ecosystem?
a)
pond
b)
open ocean
c)
River
d)
lake
9.
Which is not a factor that determines where an organism lives in a biome?
a)
Sunlight
b)
Oxygen
c)
Nutrients
d)
Carbon Dioxide
10.
Dropping leaves in the fall is a characteristic of what type of tree?
a)
deciduous
b)
evergreen
c)
conifer
d)
bonsai
11.
What term is given by scientists to the living parts of an ecosystem?
a)
Biotic Factors
b)
Abiotic Factors
c)
Community
d)
Population
12.
Abiotic factors are parts of the environment that are...
a)
Nonliving
b)
Living
c)
Populations
d)
Vegetation
13.
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
14.
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
15.
Aquatic biomes cover roughly how much of the Earth's surface
a)
10%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
16.
What biome has the most rainfall per year?
a)
Tundra
b)
Taiga
c)
Tropical Rainforest
d)
Deciduous Forest
17.
What biome is the coldest?
a)
Tundra
b)
Taiga
c)
Temperate Forest
d)
Desert
18.
Which biome contains cacti and small bushes?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Taiga
c)
Tundra
d)
Desert
19.
Which of the following in an ecosystem is classified as BIOTIC?
a)
Rock
b)
Sand
c)
Wind
d)
Tree
20.
Which of the following in an ecosystem is ABIOTIC?
a)
Sunlight
b)
Frog
c)
Scorpion
d)
Snake
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.
Terrestrial refers to
a)
Earth
b)
Land
c)
Ground
d)
All of the above
23.
Many ecosystems can make up a
a)
Habitat
b)
Plant community
c)
Biome
d)
None of the above
24.
Many ecosystems can make up a
a)
Habitat
b)
Plant community
c)
Biome
d)
None of the above
25.
Contains the most variety of animals of the terrestrial biomes
a)
Marine
b)
Deciduous Forest
c)
Wetlands
d)
Tropical Rainforest
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