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WorksheetsCh. 3 Biology
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Warm temperatures and large amounts of rainfall throughout the year
a)
Tropical Savanna
b)
Tropical Rain Forest
c)
Temperate Forest
d)
Desert
2.
Mixed shrub communities and have less annual rainfall than in temperate forests
a)
Boreal Forest
b)
Temperate Forest
c)
Tropical Seasonal Forest
d)
Woodlands
3.
Dense evergreen forest that is also called the northern coniferous forest or taiga
a)
Woodlands
b)
Tundra
c)
Boreal Forest
d)
Tropical Rain Forest
4.
Composed mostly of broad-leaved, deciduous trees
a)
Tropical Savanna
b)
Desert
c)
Tropical Rain Forest
d)
Temperate Forest
5.
Sometimes called Tropical dry forest because during their dry season, almost all the trees drop their leaves to conserve water
a)
Boreal Forest
b)
Tundra
c)
Tropical Seasonal Forest
d)
Woodlands
6.
Fertile soils that are able to support a thick cover of grasses
a)
Grassland
b)
Tundra
c)
Dessert
d)
Woodlands
7.
Characterized by grasses and scattered trees in climates that receives less precipitation than some other tropical areas
a)
Tropical Rain Forest
b)
Grassland
c)
Tropical Savanna
d)
Boreal Forest
8.
A treeless biome with a layer of permanently frozen soil below the surface called permafrost
a)
Woodlands
b)
Grasslands
c)
Tundra
d)
Desert
9.
Any area in which the annual rate of evaporation exceeds the rate of precipitation
a)
Boreal Forest
b)
Desert
c)
Woodland
d)
Tundra
10.
The open water area that is well lit and is dominated by plankton
a)
Limnetic Zone
b)
Littoral Zone
c)
Profundal Zone
d)
Intertidal Zone
11.
The area closest to the shore (freshwater)
a)
Limnetic Zone
b)
Littoral Zone
c)
Profundal Zone
d)
Intertidal Zone
12.
The deepest region of the ocean where water is very cold and organisms that live there rely on food materials to drift down
a)
Abyssal Zone
b)
Aphotic Zone
c)
Benthic Zone
d)
Photic Zone
13.
The area to the depth of about 200m where sunlight is able to penetrate (ocean)
a)
Abyssal Zone
b)
Aphotic Zone
c)
Benthic Zone
d)
Photic Zone
14.
A narrow band where the ocean meets land and where tides and waves move in and out
a)
Intertidal Zone
b)
Limnetic Zone
c)
Littotal Zone
d)
Profundal Zone
15.
The deepest areas of a large lake
a)
Intertidal Zone
b)
Limnetic Zone
c)
Littoral Zone
d)
Profundal Zone
16.
Area along the ocean floor that consists of sand, silt, and dead organisms
a)
Abyssal Zone
b)
Aphotic Zone
c)
Benthic Zone
d)
Photic Zone
17.
An area where sunlight is unable to penetrate and is generally cold (ocean)
a)
Abyssal Zone
b)
Aphotic Zone
c)
Benthic Zone
d)
Photic Zone
18.
What are the four limiting factors that affect population growth
a)
Resources, Space, Disease & Predation
b)
Wind, Water, Temperatures, Sun
c)
Plants, Animals, Sunlight, Humans
d)
Time, Distance, Plants, Water
19.
A group of populations living and interacting with each other in an area
a)
Species
b)
Community
c)
Limiting Factor
d)
Climate
20.
Process by which one community replaces another community because of changing abiotic and biotic factors
a)
Limiting Factors
b)
Primary Succession
c)
Ecological Succession
d)
Climax Community
21.
Conditions of the atmosphere at a specific place and time
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
c)
Species
d)
Community
22.
Any biotic or abiotic factor that restricts an organism's way of life
a)
Limiting Factor
b)
Carrying Capacity
c)
Primary Succession
d)
Tolerance
23.
Sequence of changes that takes place after an existing community is severely disrupted in some way
a)
Limiting Factors
b)
Ecological Succession
c)
Secondary Succession
d)
Primary Succession
24.
The average weather conditions in an area, including temperature and precipitation
a)
Latitude
b)
Tolerance
c)
Temperature
d)
Climate
25.
An ecosystem that is formed where a freshwater river or stream merges with the ocean
a)
Freshwater
b)
Intertidal Zone
c)
Estuary
d)
Sediments
26.
Areas of land such as marshes, swamps, and bogs that are saturated with water and that support aquatic plants
a)
Estuary
b)
Climax Community
c)
Sediment
d)
Wetlands
27.
Free-floating photosynthetic autotrophs that live in fresh or marine ecosystems
a)
Sediment
b)
Plankton
c)
Community
d)
Carrying Capacity
28.
A stable, mature community that undergoes little or no change in species
a)
Primary Succession
b)
Climax Community
c)
Ecological Community
d)
Carrying Capacity
29.
The distance of any point on the surface of the Earth north or south of the equator
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Succession
d)
Travel
30.
Material that is deposited by water, wind, or glaciers
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
c)
Erosion
d)
Sediment
31.
The maximum population size that can be supported by the available resources
a)
Carrying Capacity
b)
Primary Succession
c)
Ecological Succession
d)
Community
32.
The ability of an organism to withstand fluctuations in biotic and abiotic environmental factors
a)
Tolerance
b)
Primary Succession
c)
Climate
d)
Secondary Succession
33.
Colonization of barren land by communities of organisms
a)
Primary Succession
b)
Secondary Succession
c)
Ecological Succession
d)
Carrying Capacity
34.
Which is NOT an example of freshwater ecosystems
a)
Pond
b)
Lake
c)
River
d)
Ocean
35.
Which is a Biotic Limiting factor
a)
Animal Hunting
b)
Sunlight
c)
Weather change
d)
Water
36.
Which is a Biotic Limiting factor
a)
Plants
b)
Soil
c)
Sun
d)
Climate
37.
Which is a Abiotic Limiting factor
a)
Space
b)
Predation (animals hunting)
c)
Plants
d)
Animals
38.
Which is a Abiotic Limiting factor
a)
Trees
b)
Grass
c)
Temperature
d)
Pack of wolves
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