WorksheetsBiomes
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 47mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a characteristic of the deep water zone in lakes?
a)
The muddy bottom of the lake
b)
Shallow area of soil and water where emergent plants grow.
c)
In very deep lakes no sunlight penetrates this zone which results in low oxygen levels.
d)
In open water sunlight allows phytoplankton to perform photosynthesis.
2.
Which of the following is the best definition for estuary?
a)
Narrow band of coastline that exists between high and low tide.
b)
Areas along the coast where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean.
c)
Flowing fresh water containing rapids.
d)
Freshwater aquatic areas that are saturated by water for at least part of the year.
3.
Which biome is pictured below?
a)
wetland
b)
coral reef
c)
ocean
d)
freshwater
4.
This biome occurs in tropical waters near coasts, where water is warm, salty, and shallow:
a)
coral reef
b)
wetland
c)
freshwater
d)
ocean
5.
This area is a very harsh environment in the ocean due to tides crashing and receding.
a)
Coral Reef
b)
Aphotic Zone
c)
Abyss
d)
Intertidal Zone
6.
_________ is the amount of salt dissolved in water.
a)
Temperature
b)
Salinity
c)
Nutrients
d)
Pressure
7.
The base of all aquatic food chains is ?
a)
Phytoplankton
b)
Fish
c)
Sharks
d)
Zoo Plankton
8.
These include all lakes/streams/rivers and all surrounding land which drains toward it.
a)
Marsh
b)
Swamp
c)
Watershed
d)
Basin
9.
What has the greatest influence on the tides?
a)
Sun
b)
Wind
c)
Moon
d)
Waves
10.
The "Rainforests of the ocean". These areas are very rich in biodiversity.
a)
Photic Zone
b)
Abyss
c)
Intertidal Zone
d)
Coral Reef
11.
An ecosystem where water covers the soil or water is near the surface of the soil is called
a)
a desert
b)
an ocean
c)
an estuary
d)
a wetland
12.
Estuaries form where
a)
a lake evaporates
b)
a river meets the sea
c)
a river becomes dammed
d)
a wetland becomes filled in
13.
Estuary water should have
a)
less salt than the ocean
b)
more salt than the ocean
c)
no salt
14.
Which biome is pictured?
a)
ocean
b)
freshwater
c)
coral reef
d)
wetland
15.
Which biome is pictured?
a)
freshwater
b)
wetland
c)
coral reef
d)
ocean
16.
The intertidal zone of oceans
a)
surrounds continents
b)
is on the coastline
c)
has tides that rise and fall each day
d)
is the open ocean
17.
Which watery biome has the lowest concentration of salt?
a)
freshwater
b)
ocean
c)
coral reef
d)
wetland
18.
Which of the following ahouls be in the place of the ? in the black box in the center of this diagram?
a)
Ocean
b)
Estuary
c)
Ecotone
d)
Endemic
19.
Which of the following belongs in the black box with the ?
a)
Ecotone
b)
Endemic
c)
Marine
d)
Brackish
20.
Thinking about the lab that we completed using celery as a model organism present in an aquatic biome, answer the following question about the lab:
Look at the image. Which condition did this celery most likely spend 24 hours?
Look at the image. Which condition did this celery most likely spend 24 hours?
a)
no water
b)
saltwater that included blue dye
c)
freshwater that included green dye
d)
estuary that included yellow dye
21.
Why does it matter if it is salt water? was the title of the lab that we completed using celery as a model organism present in an aquatic biome. Answer the following question about the lab:
Which of the following was true of the celery placed in the freshwater?
Which of the following was true of the celery placed in the freshwater?
a)
it became more flexible over the 24 hour period
b)
It did not lose a significant amount of mass
c)
The cells on the inside of the celery turned red
d)
the diameter of the celery became significantly smaller.
22.
Which two biomes receive the least annual precipitation?
a)
tropical rainforest and taiga (borreal forest)
b)
desert and tropical rainforest
c)
desert and tundra
d)
tropical grassland and desert
23.
Which of the following is the wettest biome?
a)
Rain Forest
b)
Tundra
c)
Grasslands
24.
Which biome covers most of the land mass near the Earth's equator?
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
grassland
d)
tropical rainforest
25.
In which biome is Georgia located?
a)
tropical rainforest
b)
temperate rainforest
c)
temperate deciduous forest
d)
alpine forest
26.
The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...
a)
Food and Water
b)
Water and Sunlight
c)
Temperature and Oxygen
d)
Percipitation and Temperature
27.
Which of the following biomes is the driest according to the graph?
a)
Tundra
b)
Boreal Forest
c)
Tropical Rainforest
d)
Woodland
28.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
29.
The main factors that determines which type of plants will grow are:
a)
Temperature and vegetation
b)
Precipitation and wind
c)
Temperature and Precipitation
d)
Altitude and Temperature
30.
Which of the following is the coldest biome?
a)
Permanant Ice or Polar Ice Caps
b)
Desert
c)
Tropical Rainforest
d)
Taiga
31.
Which biome is MOST LIKE the "desert" in terms of precipitation?
a)
tropical rainforest
b)
temperate deciduous forest
c)
tundra
d)
coniferous forest
32.
This climatograph shows a location which is very warm but has little rainfall annually. Which of the following biomes is the best choice to classify this biome?
a)
Grassland
b)
Tundra
c)
Desert
d)
Rainforest
33.
This biome has lots of rain and is warm all year. It is represented by the climatograph shown. What biome is this?
a)
Rainforest
b)
Tundra
c)
Savanna
34.
This biome is cold but does have variations in temperature from -20 C to 25 C. It also has a moderate amount of rainfall. Which biome is represented by the climatograph?
a)
Rainforest
b)
Taiga or Boreal Forest
c)
Grassland
d)
Temperate Forest
35.
This biome has a rainy season and a dry season. It has a moderate temperature. Large herbivores live here due to the abundant autotrophs. Which biome is represented by the climatograph?
a)
Rainforest
b)
Taiga/ Boreal Forest
c)
Grassland
d)
Desert
36.
The line graph represents?
a)
Temperature
b)
Precipitation
c)
Wind Direction
d)
Sunlight exposure
37.
The bar graph represents?
a)
Temperature
b)
Precipitation
c)
Wind Direction
d)
Wind Speed
38.
Suppose you wake up and don't have any idea where you are. You know that it is currently 25 C and you see a report on the TV that the rainfall for the year is about to exceed 300 cm and it is only October. Where might you be?
a)
Tropical Rainforest
b)
Sub tropical Desert
c)
Tundra
d)
Wood land/ Shrubland
39.
Greenland is a deceptive name for this country because according to the map, it is covered in ice. To what biome does Greenland belong?
a)
Polar Ice Cap/ Polar Desert
b)
Tropical Desert
c)
Grassland
d)
Temperate Decidous Forest
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