WorksheetsYear 9 Biomes
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is an ecosystem?
A community including living and non living parts of an area
A small biome
The living parts of an area
The sun, plants and animals in an area
What does flora mean?
Plants
Animals
A brand of butter
Living things
What does fauna mean?
Plants
Animals
Non living things
Living things
What does biotic mean?
The non living parts of an ecosystem (climate and soils)
The living parts of an ecosystem (animals and plants)
What does abiotic mean?
The non living parts of an ecosystem (climate and soils)
The living parts of an ecosystem (animals and plants)
Where in the world are rainforests found?
Near the poles
Around the equator
Between 15-30N and S of the equator
Typically between the tropics and polar regions
Where in the world are hot deserts found?
Near the poles
Around the equator
Between 15-30N and S of the equator
Typically between the tropics and polar regions
Where in the world are polar regions found?
Near the poles
Around the equator
Between 15-30N and S of the equator
Typically between the tropics and polar regions
In which biome would you find; lizards, little rain, hot temperatures and cacti?
Hot desert
Savannah
Rainforest
Polar
In which biome would you find; whales, little rain, cold temperatures and mosses?
Hot desert
Savannah
Rainforest
Polar
In which biome would you find; lions, dry and wet seasons, warm temperatures and shrubs?
Hot desert
Savannah
Rainforest
Polar
In which biome would you find; jaguars, the same climate all year round and a layered forest?
Hot desert
Savannah
Rainforest
Polar
Select 2 true statements
The arrows in the food web show the flow of energy and nutrients
The arrows in the food web show what eats what
The Desert Fox eats none of the shown animal species
The Desert Fox eats 3 other animal species
Which is a producer for the desert biome?
Cactus
Kangaroo Rat
Snake
Desert Fox
Sun
Which is a tertiary consumer for the desert biome?
Cactus
Kangaroo Rat
Snake
Desert Fox
Sun
Which is a primary consumer for the desert biome?
Cactus
Kangaroo Rat
Snake
Desert Fox
Sun
Which is a secondary consumer for the desert biome?
Cactus
Kangaroo Rat
Snake
Desert Fox
Sun
Which part of this food chain in the source of energy?
Cactus
Kangaroo Rat
Snake
Desert Fox
Sun
Select 3 that are challenges of the desert biome
Minimal rainfall
Minimal vegetation
Excessive heat 24/7
Excessive heat during the day, cold during the night
High altitude
What does adapt mean?
To change over time
To be camouflaged to the environment
To adjust or change to become more suited to an environment
To be suited to the environment
Select 3 true ways that camels have adapted to the desert
Their humps contain water they have stored
They have long lashes to keep the rain out of their eyes
They have long lashes to keep the sand out their eyes
Their humps contain fat they have stored
They leathery feel to protect their feet from the hot sand
What does altitude mean?
The height above the surrounding ground
The vertical lines that show the distance the location is from the equator
The height above the sea level
The horizontal lines that show the distance the location is from the Greenwich Meridian Line
What does latitude mean?
The height above the surrounding ground
The horizontal lines that show the distance the location is from the equator
The height above the sea level
The vertical lines that show the distance the location is from the Greenwich Meridian Line
Who are these people?
The Nannets
The Indigenous Tribe
The Nenets
The Kayapo
The Antarctic will increase temperature by approx. 3°C by 2080
True
False - the temperature is decreasing
False - the temperature is increasing by more than 3°C
False - the temperature is increasing by less than 3°C
The Arctic will increase temperature by approx. 3°C by 2080
True
False - the temperature is decreasing
False - the temperature is increasing by more than 3°C
False - the temperature is increasing by less than 3°C
The amount of sea ice in the Arctic is increasing
True
False
The amount of sea ice in the Antarctic is increasing
True
False
