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Ecosystems and Biomes

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Any organism is a(n) ________ factor in the environment.

a)

habitat

b)

irrelevant

c)

biotic

d)

abiotic

e)

decomposer

2.

All of the living populations of organisms in a region of the environment is considered a(n)_________.

a)

species

b)

biome

c)

ecosystem

d)

community

e)

biosphere

3.

All of the organisms of ONE species in a region of the environment is considered a(n)_________.

a)

population

b)

biome

c)

ecosystem

d)

community

e)

biosphere

4.

All of the organisms PLUS all of the abiotic factors in a region of the environment is considered a(n)_________.

a)

population

b)

biome

c)

ecosystem

d)

community

e)

biosphere

5.

Ecosystems with similar factors in large regions of the biosphere are called _________.

a)

populations

b)

biomes

c)

ecosystems

d)

communities

e)

decomposers

6.

This image represents which biome?

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Taiga

c)

Deciduous/Temperate Forest

d)

Savanna

e)

Desert

7.

Judging by the predominant autotrophs, this image represents which biome?

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Taiga

c)

Deciduous/Temperate Forest

d)

Savanna

e)

Desert

8.

Annual Precipitation is a(n) ________ factor in the environment.

a)

habitat

b)

irrelevant

c)

biotic

d)

abiotic

e)

decomposer

9.

This image represents which biome?

a)

Tundra

b)

Tiaga

c)

Deciduous/Temperate Forest

d)

Savanna

e)

Desert

10.

If climate change led to a temperate grassland biome getting a little more annual rain, that biome would likely become a _______ biome over time.

a)

Tundra

b)

Tropical Rain forest

c)

Deciduous Forest

d)

Savanna

e)

Desert

11.

If climate change led to melting of the ice caps and slight warming of the soils as well as a little rain in the tundra, it could conceivably become which biome eventually?

a)

Arctic

b)

Tropical Rain forest

c)

Desert

d)

Savanna

e)

Taiga

12.

A structural adaptation of organisms that live in the tundra would be________.

a)

low body fat

b)

high body fat

c)

hibernation during cold months

d)

huddling to conserve heat

e)

eating less in winter

13.

A behavioral adaptation of lizards to survive desert heat would be_________.

a)

burrowing into cooler sand in daytime

b)

cold-blooded bodies

c)

coming out in the day at noon

d)

extra fur

e)

large ears

14.

Which organism would be a deciduous forest autotroph?

a)

white frog

b)

white oak

c)

white wasp

d)

white rock

e)

white fox

15.

Seen here is a(n) ___________ of honeybees in the california chapparal biome.

a)

organism

b)

community

c)

biome

d)

population

e)

biosphere

16.

Characterized by abiotic factors such a long cold winters and short cool to warm summers, this biome is home to biotic factors such as moose and grizzly bears!

a)

Tundra

b)

Tiaga

c)

Savanna

d)

Tropical Rain forest

e)

Desert

17.

Due to abiotic factors such as plenty of heat and water, this biome has the highest biodiversity of any biome on Earth.

a)

Tundra

b)

Tiaga

c)

Savanna

d)

Tropical Rain forest

e)

Desert

18.

If you were to stroll outside anywhere in Pennsylvania, you would be observing (and hopefully enjoying) the _________ biome.

a)

Tundra

b)

Tiaga

c)

Deciduous/Temperate Forest

d)

Savanna

e)

Desert

19.

Which of THESE biomes has the most extreme seasonal changes below?

a)

Tundra

b)

Desert

c)

Savanna

d)

Tropical Rain forest

e)

Taiga

20.

Which abiotic factor is MOST influential over biotic factors ideal for plantlife?

a)

amount of heat

b)

available predators

c)

available water

d)

cloud shape

21.

Judging by the latitudes shaded, this is most likely a world map for which biome location?

a)

Tundra

b)

Taiga

c)

Deciduous Forest

d)

Grasslands

e)

Desert

22.

Judging by the latitudes shaded, this is most likely a world map for which biome location?

a)

Tundra

b)

Taiga

c)

Deciduous Forest

d)

Temperate Grasslands

e)

Desert

23.

Judging by the latitudes shaded, this is most likely a world map for which biome location?

a)

Tundra

b)

Taiga

c)

Deciduous Forest

d)

Desert

24.

Which of these is the correct order for levels of organization in multicelluar organismal biology?

a)

organelle-cell-organ-tissue-system-organism

b)

organelle-cell-tissue-organ-system-organism

c)

cell-organelle-tissue-organ-system-organism

d)

organelle-cell-tissue-system-organ-organism

e)

cell-organelle-tissue-system-organ-organism

25.

Which of these is the correct order for levels of organization in ecology?

a)

organism-ecosystem-population-community-biosphere

b)

organism-population-ecosystem-community-biosphere

c)

organism-community-population-ecosystem-biosphere

d)

organism-population-community-ecosystem-biosphere

26.

Which of these is a niche?

a)

pond

b)

decomposer

c)

lake

d)

forest

e)

sea shore

27.

Which of these is a habitat that matches Red Fox?

a)

sea shore

b)

carnivore

c)

marine

d)

forest

e)

consumer

28.

An organism with this structural foot is likely best adapted for what niche?

a)

predator

b)

swimmer

c)

forest

d)

field

e)

producer

29.

Pictured here is an endagered bat in Western PA called the Indiana Bat. Which of the following organisms is it most closely taxonomically related? (Which of these shares the most in classifications in common with the Indiana Bat?)

a)

The Song Sparrow

b)

The Blue Whale

c)

A Monarch Butterfly

d)

A Crayfish

e)

A Robin

30.

The more water and sunlight that a biome has available to it, the more _________.

a)

its biotic diversity increases.

b)

its biodiversity decreases.

c)

likely it is to have no biotic factors associated.

d)

likely it is to not have life.

e)

difficult it is for plants to grow.

31.

Deserts can have some plant life.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Tundra has some trees.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

If two areas are on the same latitude and altitude on Earth, what factor would distinguish whether the biome is, say, a temperate grassland vs. a temperate forest?

a)

amount of sunlight

b)

annual precipitation

c)

rock and soil type

d)

longitude

34.

Trees that do not lose their leaf organs in the winter and have cones instead of flowers are called ______.

a)

deciduous trees

b)

broadleaf trees

c)

ferns

d)

conifers

35.

A behavioral adaptation that deciduous trees do to survive the extremes of the temperate winters is that they _________.

a)

die every winter

b)

go dormant in the fall and "awaken" in the spring

c)

become heterotrophic in the winter

d)

they are producers

36.

The biotic and abiotic features in this Disney cartoon represent which biome?

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Temperate / Deciduous Forest

c)

Taiga / Coniferous Forest

d)

Savanna

37.

The biotic and abiotic features in this Disney cartoon represent which biome?

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Temperate / Deciduous Forest

c)

Taiga / Coniferous Forest

d)

Savanna

38.

The biotic and abiotic features in this Disney cartoon represent which biome?

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Temperate / Deciduous Forest

c)

Taiga / Coniferous Forest

d)

Tundra

39.

The biotic and abiotic features in this Disney cartoon represent which biome?

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Temperate / Deciduous Forest

c)

Taiga / Coniferous Forest

d)

Tundra

40.

The biotic and abiotic features in this Disney cartoon represent which biome?

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Temperate / Deciduous Forest

c)

Taiga / Coniferous Forest

d)

Tundra

41.

The biotic and abiotic features in this Disney cartoon represent which biome?

a)

Grassland / Steppe

b)

Desert

c)

Savanna

d)

Tundra

42.

The biotic and abiotic features in this Disney cartoon represent which biome?

a)

Grassland / Steppe

b)

Desert

c)

Savanna

d)

Tundra

43.

This image represents what level in ecology?

Choose the BEST answer.

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Organism

c)

Community

d)

Population

e)

Biome

44.

This image represents a(n) _____ of zebras.

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Organism

c)

Community

d)

Population

e)

Biome

45.

This image represents a(n) _____ of species.

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Organism

c)

Community

d)

Population

e)

Biome

46.

Match the Biome to the Climate

a)

Humid Continental, Humid Subtropical,

Oceanic/Marine West Coast

1.

Temperate Deciduous Forest

b)

Subarctic

2.

Taiga

c)

Tundra, Highland, Ice Cap

3.

Tundra

d)

Arid

4.

Desert

e)

Tropical Wet

5.

Trop. Rainforest

47.

Match

a)

Tropical Wet & Dry

1.

Savanna

b)

Semiarid

2.

Grassland/Steppe

c)

Mediterranean

3.

Chaparral

d)

4 seasons; cold winters, hot summers, mild spring & fall

4.

Temperate Deciduous Forest

e)

drought, drought, drought, even when its not hot

5.

Desert

48.

Match the behavioral adaptation with the biome.

a)

holding its breath

1.

marine

b)

hibernation

2.

temperate deciduous forest or taiga

c)

hiding in shade

3.

desert

d)

huddling together to not freeze; migrating miles just for some spring moss

4.

tundra