WorksheetsMajor Biomes
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of the following is NOT a major desert?
Gobi desert
Saharah desert
Great Victorian desert
Artic Polar
All are major deserts
Be definition, deserts receive less than ________ inches of precipitation per year.
20
10
30
25
Which is NOT an animal found in the desert of the U.S.?
horned lizard
coyote
rattle snake
armadillo
beaver
What is an epiphyte?
A plant that takes nutrients from another plant.
A plant that does not take nutrients from another plant.
An organism that has a mutual relationship with another organism.
An organism that eats other organism.
What is the top two layers of trees called in the rain forest?
emergent and canopy
canopy and understory
understory and immature
emergent and floor/herbs
Which biome will have the alpine tundra in the U.S.?
Temperate forest
Grassland prairies
Rocky Mountains
Smokey Mountains
What plant has adapted to extreme cold temperatures?
lichen
Spanish moss
spruce and oaks
blue berries
Why is the soil so shallow in the tropical rain forest?
extreme amounts of rain
use of soil by plants
erosion
all of these.
What is the largest land mass as a biome?
Desert
Taiga
Savanna
Tropical rainforest
Permafrost is land that __________.
Always has frost
Never thaws a couple of inches below the soil top.
is found in the tundra biome.
all of these
What is the biome for Mansfield?
Temperate grassland
Savanna
Taiga
Temperate forest
