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WorksheetsBIOMES
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 46mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Coral Reefs are animals.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Where can you find an estuary?
a)
In your back yard
b)
In the ocean
c)
Where a river meets a lake
d)
Where a river meets an ocean
3.
Which of the following would you NOT find in an ocean biome?
a)
algae
b)
alligators
c)
lobster
d)
dolphins
4.
What are the two main types of tundra biome?
a)
Arctic, Alaska
b)
Alaska, Alpine
c)
Arctic, Alpine
d)
Alpine, Alaska
5.
What is interesting about the tundra biome?
a)
there are no plants
b)
there are no mammals
c)
there are no birds
d)
there are no trees
6.
Why are there no trees in the tundra biome?
a)
It's too hot
b)
It's too cold & windy
c)
It gets too much rain
d)
Humans cut them down
7.
Which of the following animals would you NOT find in the tundra biome?
a)
lemmings
b)
snakes
c)
arctic fox
d)
caribou
8.
Which is NOT a layer of the forest biome?
a)
The floor
b)
The understory
c)
The leaves
d)
The canopy
9.
What animal would you NOT see in a savannah grassland biome?
a)
giraffe
b)
caribou
c)
water buffalo
d)
cheeta
10.
What animal would you NOT see in a temperate grassland biome?
a)
hyenas
b)
bison
c)
black-footed ferrets
d)
prairie dogs
11.
Which of the following are NOT considered part of the freshwater biome?
a)
estuary
b)
stream
c)
lake
d)
pond
12.
Which freshwater biome does NOT have trees?
a)
wetland
b)
swamp
13.
Can deserts be cold?
a)
Yes
b)
No
14.
Why do deserts form?
a)
Humans chop down trees
b)
Not enough rainfall
c)
Animals leave to follow the food
d)
Only cactus grow here
15.
When are most desert biome animals active?
a)
Early in the morning
b)
after they eat
c)
at night
d)
when it rains
16.
A large ecosystem is called a ______
a)
Ecosystem
b)
Habitat
c)
Biome
d)
Niche
17.
What is the main factor that separates the biomes?
a)
Land
b)
Water
c)
Climate
d)
Longitude
18.
Which biome is the driest?
a)
Desert
b)
Tundra
c)
Taiga
d)
Rainforest
19.
Which Biome has permafrost?
a)
Temperate Forest
b)
Rainforest
c)
Taiga
d)
Tundra
20.
Which biome has deciduous trees (which lose their leaves)?
a)
Temperate Forest
b)
Rainforest
c)
Grasslands
d)
Taiga
21.
Which biome has coniferous trees (which don't lose their leaves)?
a)
Taiga
b)
Temperate Forest
c)
Tundra
d)
Grasslands
22.
Which biome has wide-open fields of grass?
a)
Taiga
b)
Grasslands
c)
Temperate Forest
d)
Rainforest
23.
Which biome has the most variety of plants and animals?
a)
Temperate Forest
b)
Rainforest
c)
Tundra
d)
Grasslands
24.
Which biome has 4 seasons?
a)
Taiga
b)
Tundra
c)
Grasslands
d)
Temperate Forest
25.
In which 2 biomes can only plants/animals with adaptations survive?
a)
Taiga/Temperate Forest
b)
Grasslands/Desert
c)
Tundra/Desert
d)
Rainforest/Tundra
26.
Which biome is home to lions, zebras, wildebeests, giraffes, and elephants?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Tundra
c)
Rainforest
d)
Temperate Forest
27.
Which biome is home to cacti, scorpions, coyotes, kangaroo rats, and lizards?
a)
Desert
b)
Grasslands
c)
Temperate Forest
d)
Taiga
28.
Which biome do we live in?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Taiga
c)
Rainforest
d)
Temperate Forest
29.
Which biome produces over 50% of the world's oxygen?
a)
Rainforest
b)
Temperate Forest
c)
Grasslands
d)
Taiga
30.
Which biome is home to jaguars, anacondas, leopards, gorillas, and poisonous tree frogs?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Temperate Forest
c)
Rainforest
d)
Tundra
31.
Which biome could an animal who hibernates in the winter to survive the cold live in?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Taiga
c)
Desert
d)
Rainforest
32.
In which biome does an organism have to be able to conserve water to survive?
a)
Rainforest
b)
Taiga
c)
Desert
d)
Temperate Forest
33.
Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
temperate deciduous forest
d)
tropical rain forest
34.
Which biome covers most of the land mass near the Earth's equator?
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
grassland
d)
tropical rainforest
35.
Which biome is found on the mountain above the tree line?
a)
grassland
b)
deciduous forest
c)
tundra
d)
tropical forest
36.
Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
tropical rainforest
d)
pine forest
37.
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
38.
Which type of trees is found in a temperate forest?
a)
deciduous
b)
evergreen
c)
ginko
d)
palm
39.
Which major biome is home to cacti, mesquite, white thorn, pack rats, small reptiles, and coyotes?
a)
desert
b)
taiga
c)
tundra
d)
grassland
40.
Which biome receives between 0 to 25 centimeters of rain per year, has a temperature range of 0 to 50 degrees Celsius, has poor soil, and is home to lizards, scorpions, and snakes?
a)
desert
b)
mountain
c)
taiga
d)
tundra
41.
Which biome receives between 0 and 25 centimeters of precipitation each year, has a temperature range from -27 to 5 degrees Celsius, has frozen soil, and is home to hares, caribou, and wolves?
a)
desert
b)
mountain
c)
savannah
d)
tundra
42.
Which of the following habitats probably has the greatest number of plant and animal species?
a)
the African savannah
b)
a rainforest in Brazil
c)
a temperate forest in China
d)
a temperate grassland in Kansas
43.
Which biome contains large populations of grazing herbivores, few species of birds, and deep, rich soil?
a)
taiga
b)
tundra
c)
deciduous forest
d)
grassland
44.
This biome contains mostly spruce trees and Douglas firs, which are both evergreen. The winters are long and cold and the summers are short and rainy. The soil is very rich. Moose and elk live here. This biome is classified as a
a)
taiga
b)
tundra
c)
deciduous forest
d)
temperate forest
45.
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
46.
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
47.
The greatest biodiversity on earth is found in the __________ biome.
a)
taiga
b)
grassland
c)
temperate deciduous forest
d)
tropical rainforest
48.
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
49.
Which biome is MOST LIKE the "desert" in terms of precipitation?
a)
tropical rainforest
b)
temperate deciduous forest
c)
tundra
d)
coniferous forest
50.
Which biome is represented by the rainfall amounts in letter C?
a)
desert
b)
prairie
c)
deciduous forest
d)
tropical rain forest
51.
A ________ is a forest biome consisting mostly of cone-bearing evergreen trees
a)
desert
b)
temperate deciduous forest
c)
taiga
d)
tundra
52.
Areas defined by their geographical location and ecological similarity are called?
a)
ecozones
b)
biotopes
c)
biomes
d)
biodomes
53.
What are the key features of the Tundra?
a)
cold winter, thin acidic soil, evergreen trees
b)
treeless, permafrost, cold dark winters
c)
ong cool summers, short dark winters, migrating animals
d)
many evergreen trees, short moist summers, long snowy winters
54.
In which biome is North Carolina located?
a)
tropical rain forest
b)
temperate forest
c)
tundra
d)
grassland
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