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Unit 1: Species Interactions, and Biomes

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which biome would you expect to find an area with an average temperature of 10oC and 200 cm of precipitation annually?

a)

Temperate seasonal forest

b)

Temperate rainforest

c)

Woodland/shrubland

d)

Tropical seasonal forest

2.

What factors are used to classify a biome?

a)

average temperature

b)

average precipitation

c)

distinctive plants adapted to area

d)

all of these are correct

3.
When multiple organisms seek the same limited resource, this is referred to as?
a)
Tolerence
b)
Competetion
c)
Predation
d)
Parasitism
4.
 Traveling southward from the Arctic regions of Canada to the tropics of Panama, one passes through several biomes-tundra, coniferous forest, temperate deciduous forest, and tropical rain forest.  This pattern of change in vegetation is primarily the result of 
a)
 Primary and secondary succession
b)
An increase in both mean annual temperature and mean annual precipitation 
c)
An increase in the total annual hours of sunlight
d)
The invasion of exotic species 
5.
6. Which biomes is naturally prone to wildfires? 
a)
Tundra
b)
Chaparral
c)
Desert
d)
Temperate deciduous Forest
6.
Generally, the limiting factor that controls the vegetative character of a desert biome is 
a)
Light
b)
Nutrients
c)
precipitation
d)
temperature
7.
Hydrothermal vents with chemosynthetic-based communities are characteristic of the 
a)
Euphotic zone
b)
Coastal Zone
c)
abyssal zone
d)
bathyal zone
8.
Abiotic factors: long, cold winters; short, mild summers; moderate precipitation; high humidity; acidic, nutrient-poor soils • Dominant plants: needleleaf coniferous trees such as spruce and fir; some broadleaf deciduous trees;  small, berry-bearing shrubs
a)
Temperate rain forest
b)
Boreal Forest
c)
Temperate deciduous Forest
d)
Forrest Gump
9.
Abiotic factors: hot and wet year-round; thin, nutrient-poor soils • Dominant plants: broad-leaved evergreen trees; ferns; large woody vines and climbing plants;  orchids and bromeliads
a)
Taiga 
b)
Temperate Rain Forest
c)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
d)
Tropical Rain forest
10.
Abiotic factors: warm temperatures; seasonal rainfall; compact soil; frequent fires set by lightning • Dominant plants: tall, perennial grasses; sometimes drought-tolerant and fireresistant trees or shrubs    
a)
temperate grasslands
b)
Prairies
c)
savanna grass lands
d)
chapparal
11.
Abiotic factors: low precipitation, variable temperatures; soils rich in minerals but poor in organic material • Dominant plants: cacti and other succulents; creosote bush and other plants with short growth cycles
a)
Desert
b)
Tundra
c)
Tropical grassland
d)
Temperate grassland
12.
Abiotic factors: warm to hot summers; cold winters; moderate, seasonal precipitation;  fertile soils; occasional fires • Dominant plants: lush, perennial grasses and herbs; most are resistant to drought, fire, and cold
a)
Savanna Grasslands
b)
Temperate Grasslands
c)
Chapparal
d)
Tundra
13.
Abiotic factors: cold to moderate winters; warm summers; year-round precipitation; fertile soils • Dominant plants: broadleaf deciduous trees; some conifers; flowering shrubs; herbs; a ground layer of mosses and ferns
a)
Temperate rain forest
b)
Temperate deciduous forest
c)
Tropical Rain forest
d)
Boreal Forest
14.
Abiotic factors: mild temperatures; abundant precipitation during fall, winter, and spring; relatively cool, dry summer; rocky, acidic soils • Dominant plants: Douglas fir, Sitka spruce, western hemlock, redwood,Oak, Hickory  
a)
Temperate rain forest
b)
Tropical Rain forest
c)
Boreal Forest
d)
Temperate deciduous forest
15.
Abiotic factors: strong winds; low precipitation; short and soggy summers; long, cold, and dark winters;. poorly developed soils; permafrost • Dominant plants: ground-hugging plants such as mosses, lichens, sedges, and short grasses  
a)
Tundra 
b)
High Desert
c)
Cold desert
d)
bogs
16.
Look at the following graph and determine the biome
a)
Tropical Rain forest
b)
Temperate Grassland
c)
Taiga (Boreal Forest)
d)
Tundra
17.
Look at the following graph to determine biome
a)
Savanna Grassland
b)
Chapparal
c)
Desert
d)
Tundra
18.
Look at the following graph to determine biome
a)
Temperate rainforest
b)
Tropical grassland
c)
Tropical Rainforest
d)
Deciduous forest
19.
look at the following graph to determine biome
a)
tropical grassland
b)
Tropical rainforest
c)
Temperate grassland
d)
Semi arid desert
20.
Take a look at the diagram and identify Zone A
a)
Photic Zone
b)
Aphotic Zone
c)
Neritic Zone
d)
Intertidal  Zone
21.
Take a look at the diagram and identify Zone A
a)
Littoral Zone
b)
Profundal Zone
c)
Limnetic Zone
d)
Benthic Zone
22.
Take a look at the diagram and identify zone E
a)
Littoral Zone
b)
Limnetic Zone
c)
Profundal Zone
d)
Benthic Zone
23.
Take a look at the diagram and identify zone B
a)
Intertidal zone
b)
Photic Zone 
c)
Aphotic Zone 
d)
Neritic Zone
24.

Take a look at the diagram and identify zone D

a)

Neritic zone

b)

Aphotic zone

c)

Photic zone

d)

Open oceanic zone

25.

A type of freshwater wetland that is wet and spongy and has mostly grasses and reeds, but NO trees...

a)

Swamp

b)

Marsh

c)

Bog

d)

Estuary

26.

A type of freshwater wetland having a growth of TREES along with other vegetation..

a)

Swamp

b)

Marsh

c)

Bog

d)

Estuary

27.

Tropical trees that grow in COASTAL wetland areas and have roots with breathing pores...

a)

Coniferous

b)

Mangroves

c)

Tussocks

d)

Deciduous

e)

non woody trees

28.
A habitat in which the fresh water of a river meets the salt water of the ocean...thought of as the ocean's nursery...
a)
Headwaters
b)
Tributary
c)
Estuary
29.

Which Aquatic biome is pictured below?

a)

ocean

b)

freshwater

c)

coral reef

d)

wetland

e)

kelp forest

30.

Which aquatic biome is pictured below?

a)

fresh water wetland

b)

lake

c)

ocean

d)

river

e)

inland sea

31.

Estuary water should have

a)

less salt than the ocean

b)

more salt than the ocean

c)

no salt

d)

less salt than the river

32.
How do organisms create energy in the aphotic zone?
a)
Photosyntesis
b)
Chemosynthesis
c)
No energy is generated in the aphotic zone.
33.
What is coral bleaching?
a)
When the algae inside the coral die due to disease, high water temperature or lower ocean pH.
b)
When the algae inside the coral die due to overharvesting.
c)
When sediments and pollution remove the color from a coral reef.
d)
When the limestone skeleton remains after the coral has been foraged by fish.
34.
What are some problems associated with low tide?
a)
Waves crashing on shore may affect an organism's ability to hold on.
b)
Organisms may dry out due to lack of water.
c)
Organisms are exposed to direct sunlight.
d)
All of the above.
35.
Which of the following is true regarding mangroves?
a)
There must be a freshwater input into a mangrove in order for plant life to survive.
b)
Mangroves contain rapids that allow for the mixing of water and air making it a highly productive ecosystem
c)
Mangrove plants are salt tolerant and protect the shoreline from erosion.
d)
Mangroves have an aphotic zone that has little photosynthetic activity occurring.
36.
What are lakes that have high productivity due to sufficient amounts of nutrients such as phosphorous and nitrogen in the water.
a)
cultural eutrophication lake
b)
mesotrophic lake
c)
oligotrophic lake
d)
eutrophic lake
37.
What are lakes that have low productivity due to low amounts of nutrients such as phosphorous and nitrogen in the water.
a)
cultural eutrophication lake
b)
mesotrophic lake
c)
oligotrophic lake
d)
eutrophic lake
38.

Two species of buttercup can be found in the same field in South Dakota. One species flowers in early spring, and the other species flowers in late summer. Both are pollinated by the same insect species. The different flowering times are an example of A

a)

competitive exclusion

b)

Mutualism

c)

Symbiosis

d)

Resource partitioning

39.

When an insect eats the lettuce seedlings in your yard, it is engaging in

a)

Parasitism

b)

Competition

c)

Herbivory

d)

Predation

40.

The roots of many plants are infected with a specialized fungus. The plant supplies carbon to the fungus, and the fungus supplies nutrients to the plant. How can this relationship be classified?

a)

Commensalism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Amensalism

d)

Parasitism

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