WorksheetsLiving World Quiz
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 18mins
Why is it always warm at the equator?
It's closer to the sun.
Solar radiation is highly concentrated.
It's closer to the Earth's core.
It has high pressure.
Why are rainforests great locations for hydro-power damns?
Low pressure climate
High pressure climate
Lack of evaporation
No one lives there
What does a high biodiversity mean?
Lots of plants and animals
Many species of plants and animals
Few plants and animals
Very rare plants and animals
How are buttress roots adapted to the rainforest? (2)
Provide stability to tall trees searching for sunlight
Absorb nutrients only found in the top layer of thin soils
Are very deep to absorb water form underground
Are small to save space and energy to reach sunlight
How are camels well adapted to hot deserts? (2)
Humps for storing fat due to lack of food
Long eye lashes due to frequent sand storms
Humps for storing water due to lack of rain
Long eye lashes due to strong sunlight
Why are rainforests a good location for farming? (2)
Very fertile soils
High levels of sunlight
9 month growing season
12 month growing season
Which are examples of abiotic factors? (2)
Animals
Rivers
Plants
Climate
Which is an example of a producer?
Which is an example of a decomposer?
Which two biomes experience high air pressure? (2)
Polar
Hot deserts
Deciduous forest
Tropical rainforest
Which layer of the rainforest is the third tallest? (the second up from the ground)
Canopy
Under canopy
Shrub layer
Emergent
Which biome can be found between the equator and the Tropic of Cancer?
Deciduous forest
Tundra
Grasslands
Tropical rainforest
In an ecosystem organisms and their environment are:
interdependent
independent
intradependent
codependent
Complete the nutrient cycle: 1. Biomass take up nutrients from the soil. 2. Nutrients are used to grow leaves and stems. 3. Litter falls onto the surface. 4:
Litter is decomposed and returns to the soil
Litter is removed by the wind and rain
Litter remains on the surface
Litter is removed through leaching
Many medicines are found in rainforests due to:
the high biodiversity
the large number of plants
the high levels of deforestation
the amount of research done there
Which are the leading causes of deforestation in Brazil? (2)
Mining
Soy farming
Cattle ranches
Palm oil
What is selective logging? (2)
Cutting down trees of a certain species
Cutting down trees during certain months
Cutting down trees in only certain areas
Cutting down trees of a certain height/age
What is leaching?
The removal of nutrients from soil by rainfall.
The washing away of litter by heavy rainfall.
The breaking down of litter by worms and bacteria.
The dropping of litter onto the surface by biomass.
How does deforestation disrupt the nutrient cycle? (2)
It removes the supply of litter
It removes protection from leaching
It removes nutrients from the soil
It removes decomposers from the soil
What do we call a group of animals of different species?
A community
A population
An ecosystem
A biome
What is the climate of hot deserts like?
Low rainfall (<250mm/year)
Low rainfall (<2500mm/year)
Very high daytime temperatures
Very low night time temperatures
How is economic development impacting life in the Thar desert? (2)
Leaks from irrigation are breeding malaria-carrying mosquitos
More crops can be grown, increasing farmers' incomes
More tourists are visiting to stay in new high-rise hotels
Unemployment is increasing due to a lack of resources
Which large-scale project has helped to improve life in the Thar desert?
Indira Gandhi Canal
Chambamontera micro-hydro scheme
Suez Canal
Tehri Dam
How are hot deserts well managed in the Sahel? (3)
Stone lines prevent soil being washed away
Acacia trees are planted to shade the soil
Land is heavily irrigated to provide water
Fences are used to control animal grazing
