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WorksheetsCh. 6 Env. Science
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An animal burring themselves in the ground and sleeping through the dry season
a)
Epiphytes
b)
Estivating
c)
Chaparral
d)
Altitude
2.
The top foliage layer in a forest where the trees extend above surrounding trees
a)
Canopy
b)
Climate
c)
Emergent Layer
d)
Understory
3.
The distance north and south of the equator
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Altitude
d)
Climate
4.
Type of vegetation that include broad-leafed evergreen shrubs and that is located in areas with hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters
a)
Canopy
b)
Chaparral
c)
Estivating
d)
Epiphytes
5.
The average conditions including temperature and perception over long periods in a given area
a)
Biome
b)
Climate
c)
Latitude
d)
Understory
6.
The height of an object above sea level
a)
Altitude
b)
Biome
c)
Climate
d)
Latitude
7.
The layers of treetops that shade the forest floor
a)
Biome
b)
Canopy
c)
Emergent Layer
d)
Understory
8.
Tree that loses its leaves and stops photosynthesis during part of the year
a)
Canopy
b)
Deciduous
c)
Epiphytes
d)
Permafrost
9.
A group of ecosystems with similar abiotic and biotic features
a)
Biome
b)
Climate
c)
Deciduous
d)
Emergent Layer
10.
A region of evergreen, coniferous forest below the arctic and subarctic tundra regions
a)
Biome
b)
Climate
c)
Permafrost
d)
Taiga
11.
The permanently frozen layer if soil or subsoil
a)
Climate
b)
Deciduous
c)
Permafrost
d)
Taiga
12.
A plant that grows on another plant instead of in the soil
a)
Estivating
b)
Epiphytes
c)
Understory
d)
Chaparral
13.
A foliage layer that is beneath and shaded by the main canopy of a forest
a)
Canopy
b)
Emergent Layer
c)
Understory
d)
Altitude
14.
A forest community with cool, humid weather and abundant rainfall
a)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
b)
Temperate Rain Forest
c)
Tropical Rain Forest
d)
Temperate Grassland
15.
Region of evergreen, coniferous forest below the arctic and subarctic tundra regions
a)
Temperate Grassland
b)
Tundra
c)
Taiga
d)
Savanna
16.
Receives large amounts of rain and little variation in temperature and contains the greatest
a)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
b)
Temperate Rain Forest
c)
Tropical Rain Forest
d)
Savanna
17.
A biome that is dominated by grasses, has few trees
a)
Temperate Rain Forest
b)
Tropical Rain Forest
c)
Temperate Grassland
d)
Taiga
18.
A region that has little to no vegetation, long periods without rain, and extreme temperatures
a)
Tundra
b)
Taiga
c)
Savanna
d)
Desert
19.
A forest that is characterized by trees that shed their leaves in the fall
a)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
b)
Temperate Rain Forest
c)
Tropical Rain Forest
d)
Savanna
20.
A treeless plain that is located in the Arctic or Antarctic
a)
Temperate Grassland
b)
Tundra
c)
Taiga
d)
Savanna
21.
A plain full of grasses and scattered trees and shrubs
a)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
b)
Tropical Rain Forest
c)
Temperate Grassland
d)
Savanna
22.
What two factors will determine where an organism lives
a)
Altitude & Temperature
b)
Temperature & Precipitation
c)
Precipitation & Land Area
d)
Temperature & Predators
23.
The biome contains the largest amount of rain
a)
Tropical Rain Forest
b)
Savanna
c)
Temperate Rain Forest
d)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
24.
Tropical Rain Forest receives how much rain a year?
a)
200 - 450 cm
b)
100 - 250 cm
c)
400 - 550 cm
d)
250 - 600 cm
25.
Tropical Rain Forest also contains the largest number of organisms, exactly what percentage of organisms are located here
a)
75%
b)
65%
c)
50%
d)
60%
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