WorksheetsUnit 9 Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
a hot, dry biome inhabited by organisms adapted to survive high daytime temperatures and long periods without rain
a)
desert
b)
savanna
c)
permafrost
d)
tundra
2.
the interaction between living and non-living things in a particular environment
a)
biome
b)
ecosystem
c)
tundra
d)
adaptation
3.
a large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities
a)
desert
b)
ecology
c)
biome
d)
diversity
4.
a far-northern biome characterized by long, cold winter, permafrost, and few trees
a)
tundra
b)
biome
c)
ecosystem
d)
savanna
5.
This biome has the greatest diversity of plants and animals
a)
desert
b)
rain forest
c)
temperate deciduous forest
d)
savanna
6.
A biome is characterized by all of the following except
a)
the number of people living in the area
b)
climate
c)
precipitation
d)
plant and animal communities
7.
Large areas of water that have no salt or very little salt; examples are streams and rivers, lakes and ponds, and wetlands or swamps.
a)
Habitat
b)
Aquatic Biomes
c)
Freshwater Biomes
d)
Wetlands
8.
largest ecosystem in the world which includes every part of Earth where organisms can survive
a)
lithosphere
b)
hydrosphere
c)
atmosphere
d)
biosphere
9.
Which of the following is NOT an example of an abiotic factor?
a)
air
b)
water
c)
organisms
d)
sunlight
10.
total number of type of organism in a certain area
a)
biome
b)
ecosystem
c)
community
d)
population
11.
all of the populations that interact in an area
a)
community
b)
population
c)
ecosystem
d)
biome
12.
resources that limit the population of an area
a)
limiting factors
b)
niche
c)
population density
d)
carrying capacity
13.
largest number of organisms an ecosystem can support
a)
limiting factors
b)
niche
c)
population density
d)
carrying capacity
14.
In a tropical area with heavy rainfall.
a)
Freshwater
b)
Tundra
c)
Rainforest
d)
Savanna
15.
_____ forests are cold most of the year and are dominated by cone-bearing trees.
a)
Tundra
b)
Taiga
c)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
d)
Tropical Rain Forest
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