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Biomes

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which biome has the least amount of biodiversity? (the least different kinds of organisms)

a)

tropical rain forest

b)

savanna

c)

grassland

d)

desert

2.

Which biome is the driest? It receives less than 10 inches of rain a year.

a)

desert

b)

grassland

c)

deciduous forest

d)

tropical rain forest

3.

In which biome would you find permafrost? This is the layer of soil that is frozen all the time.

a)

coniferous forest (taiga)

b)

desert

c)

tundra

d)

grassland

4.

Which biome is the largest land biome?

a)

coniferous forest (taiga)

b)

desert

c)

tundra

d)

tropical rain forest

5.

Which biome gets the most amount of rain every year?

a)

decidious forest

b)

tropical rain forest

c)

desert

d)

tundra

6.

Which biome has the greatest amount of biodiversity? (the most different kinds of organisms)

a)

tundra

b)

grassland

c)

desert

d)

tropical rain forest

7.

Which biome has trees that lose their leaves in the fall and regrow them in the spring?

a)

deciduous forest

b)

coniferous forest (taiga)

c)

tropical rain forest

d)

desert

8.

Which biome is the coldest?

a)

tundra

b)

desert

c)

grassland

d)

savanna

9.

Which biome has conifer trees or evergreens? These trees have needles that are coated in a waxy substance and drop cones.

a)

deciduous forest

b)

desert

c)

coniferous forest (taiga)

d)

tropical rain forest

10.

Which biome is found around the equator where it is warm all year long?

a)

tundra

b)

tropical rain forest

c)

grassland

d)

coniferous forest (taiga)

11.

Which biome has NO trees because much of the ground is frozen all the time?

a)

tundra

b)

desert

c)

savanna

d)

coniferous forest (taiga)

12.
A large ecosystem is called a ______
a)
Ecosystem
b)
Habitat
c)
Biome
d)
Niche
13.
What is the main factor that separates the biomes?
a)
Land
b)
Water
c)
Climate
d)
Longitude
14.
Which biome has wide-open fields of grass?
a)
Taiga
b)
Grasslands
c)
Temperate Forest
d)
Rainforest
15.
Which biome has the most variety of plants and animals?
a)
Temperate Forest
b)
Rainforest
c)
Tundra
d)
Grasslands
16.
Which biome is home to lions, zebras, wildebeests, giraffes, and elephants?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Tundra
c)
Rainforest
d)
Temperate Forest
17.
The climate in a tropical rain forest can be described as
a)
cold and wet 
b)
warm and dry 
c)
cold and dry 
d)
warm and wet 
18.
This biome includes three zones: intertidal, near-shore, and open ocean zone and includes living thins such as crabs, otters, and whales.
a)
Wetlands
b)
Marine
c)
Ocean
d)
Freshwater
19.
Biotic factors of an ecosystem are:
a)
non-living
b)
plants
c)
living thing
d)
soil
20.
Identify an a example of an abiotic factor?
a)
Panda
b)
Turtle
c)
Butterfly
d)
sunlight
21.
Which two biomes have the least precipitation?
a)
tropical rain forest and temperate grasslan
b)
savanna and tropical dry forest
c)
tundra and desert
d)
boreal forest and temperate woodland
22.

This biome contains American black bear, raccoon, porcupine, frog, and white tailed deer

a)

temperate deciduous forest

b)

chaparral

c)

taiga

d)

desert

23.
What aquatic biome is characterized by flowing fresh water?
a)
Lakes/Ponds
b)
Mangroves Swamps
c)
Rivers/Streams
d)
Coral Reefs
24.
Which of the following is considered a wetland?
a)
Swamps
b)
Marshes
c)
Bogs
d)
All of the above.
25.
What are the 2 types of aquatic biomes?
a)
rivers and streams
b)
lakes and oceans
c)
marine and fresh water
d)
marine and oceanic
26.

The marine zone that is good for fishing is called

a)

intertidal

b)

neritic

c)

surface

d)

deep

27.
The kind of wetland formed where saltwater and fresh water meet is called
a)
brujeria
b)
estuary
c)
swamp
d)
marsh