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WorksheetsBiomes quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is a Biome?
A division of area based on the prevailing climate and the types of organisms that thrive there
An area composed of large communities covered with grasses and similar small plants
A group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
An arid/ barren region with little or no vegetation
What 3 main types of Biomes exist in Australia?
Taiga, Tundra, Grassland
Grassland, Tropical rainforest, Desert
Desert, Taiga, Tundra
All 6 main types of biomes exist in Australia
Which of the following are types of Biomes?
Tundra
Dessert
Desert
Autumn forest
Which of the following is the definition of tundra?
Biome in which the winters are cold but summers are mild enough to allow the ground to thaw
A plain full of trees
A vast treeless plain in the arctic regions between the ice cap and the tree line
a tree that has needle-like leaves and produces its seeds in cones
Which of the following is the definition of taiga?
Biome in which the winters are cold but summers are mild enough to allow the ground to thaw
Arid regions between the ocean and the tree line
A vast treeless plain in the arctic regions between the ice cap and the tree line
a tree that has needle-like leaves and produces its seeds in cones
Identify a main characteristic of desert biomes:
High level of precipitation (rainfall)
Extremely low precipitation (rainfall)
Always hot temperatures
Vast diversity of plant life
Which kind of biome usually has a lot of conifer trees?
Desert
Grassland
Deciduous forest
Taiga
Deciduous trees stay green all year. True or false?
False- their leaves turn orange/brown and fall in winter
True, the leaves stay green all year
Which type of biome is characterised by hot, humid and wet weather?
Deciduous forest
Tundra
Tropical rainforest
Desert
Certain plant and animal life thrives under the certain weather conditions, making ______ key to biomes.
Precipitation
Climate
Ecology
Soil
In grasslands, grasses are the dominant type of ___________.
Taiga
Fauna
Ecology
Vegetation
What does 'tundra' translate to in English?
Treeless plain
Many trees
Flat land
Snowy plain
