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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Biotic factors in a biome
a)
sand
b)
water
c)
kinds of birds
d)
air
2.
Abiotic factor in a marine biome
a)
seaweed
b)
water depth
c)
coral
d)
dolphin
3.
Where does plankton get food?
a)
phototsynthesis
b)
fish
c)
seaweed
d)
algae
4.
Why is the speed of water an important abiotic factor in a freshwater ecosystem?
a)
So fish can get places faster
b)
To move sediment around
c)
To prevent beavers from building dams
d)
animals must adapt so they are not washed away
5.
What may happen as sediment and decaying organisms build up in a pond?
a)
Algae will increase.
b)
The pond may become a forest.
c)
A swamp becomes a marsh.
d)
There is a severe drought
6.
Most of the nutrients in a tropical rain forest are found in plants so,
a)
the rain forest soil is very rich.
b)
there are few animals in the rain forest.
c)
the rainforest soil is poor in nutrients
d)
there are few plants in the rainforest.
7.
How can the littoral zone of a lake or pond be described?
a)
an area closest to the edge of the pond
b)
an area with no plant life
c)
an area with no sunlight
d)
an area with no animal life
8.
Found above the tree line of mountains
a)
polar tundra
b)
alpine tundra
c)
taiga
d)
desert
9.
Has permafrost; in the Arctic or Antarctic
a)
alpine tundra
b)
savanna
c)
desert
d)
polar tundra
10.
Has clumps of trees and seasonal rains
a)
temperate deciduous forest
b)
coniferous forest
c)
savanna
d)
temperate grassland
11.
Has grass, but few trees due to fires, drought, and grazing
a)
temperate grassland
b)
coniferous forest
c)
desert
d)
savanna
12.
Has many trees that do not change much seasonally
a)
desert
b)
coniferous forest
c)
temperate deciduous forest
d)
savanna
13.
Has many trees that lose all their leaves to save water
a)
coniferous forest
b)
tundra
c)
temperate grassland
d)
temperate deciduous forest
14.
Has organisms with special adaptations to a hot, dry climate
a)
desert
b)
savanna
c)
tundra
d)
taiga
15.
Is a wetland that has trees and is often found in low-lying areas
a)
coral reef
b)
swamp
c)
marsh
d)
estuary
16.
Is made of skeletons of small animals
a)
Sargasso sea
b)
marsh
c)
coral reef
d)
polar ice
17.
Includes mudflats, sandy beaches, and rocky shores
a)
coral reef
b)
intertidal area
c)
Sargasso Sea
d)
polar ice
18.
Contains huge rafts of floating algae
a)
intertidal area
b)
coral reef
c)
estuary
d)
Sargasso Sea
19.
Has icy water rich in nutrients
a)
coral reef
b)
Sargasso Sea
c)
polar ice
d)
intertidal area
20.
Has a constantly changing amount of salt in the water
a)
estuary
b)
coral reef
c)
intertidal zone
d)
polar ice
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