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Biomes/Abiotic-Biotic Factors

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The area of the map shaded in green represents which of the following terrestrial biome
a)
Coniferous Forrest
b)
Deciduous Forrest 
c)
Desert
d)
Tundra
2.
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
3.

Which biome has all four seasons and they are distinct? (you can tell which season it is)

a)

tropical rain forest

b)

desert

c)

deciduous forest

d)

grassland

4.
Biotic factors of an ecosystem are:
a)
non-living
b)
plants
c)
living thing
d)
soil
5.
Which biome has the most variety of plants and animals?
a)
Temperate Forest
b)
Rainforest
c)
Tundra
d)
Grasslands
6.
Which biome is home to cacti, scorpions, coyotes, kangaroo rats, and lizards?
a)
Desert
b)
Grasslands
c)
Temperate Forest
d)
Taiga
7.

Which of the following biomes receive the most precipitation?

a)

Rain forest

b)

Desert

c)

Tundra

d)

Savanna

8.

In which biome does the landscape change from ice and snow to short grasses and rocks?

a)

Desert

b)

Tundra

c)

Taiga

d)

Rain Forest

9.

Which biome is found at the equator?

a)

Taiga

b)

Desert

c)

Tropical Rainforest

d)

Grassland

10.

In which month do they get the most rain in this biome?

a)

January

b)

May

c)

August

d)

November

11.

When does the least precipitation occur?

a)

February - March

b)

April - May

c)

June - July

d)

November - December

12.
Which biome is home to jaguars, anacondas, leopards, gorillas, and poisonous tree frogs?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Temperate Forest
c)
Rainforest
d)
Tundra
13.

Which climograph is most likely a desert?

a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

e)

F

14.

Which 2 biomes have winter and summer temperatures that differ the most

a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

e)

F

15.

Which month has the coldest temperature?

a)

January

b)

April

c)

September

d)

March

16.

Which biome is represented by the climatograph?

a)

Rainforest

b)

Tundra

c)

Grassland

d)

Temperate (Deciduous) Forest

17.

Which of the following is NOT a freshwater ecosystem?

a)

stream

b)

pond

c)

estuary

d)

river

18.

Select ALL the biotic factors

a)

Rotten log

b)

water

c)

dragon fly

d)

bacteria

e)

lily pad

19.

Select all the Abiotic factors in the image:

a)

rotten log

b)

plants

c)

Sun

d)

water

e)

temperature of water

20.
Which of the following lists has ONLY biotic factors?
 
a)
snail, algae, guppy, sunlight
b)
temperature, Daphnia (water flea), snail, guppy (fish)
c)
snail, guppy (fish), Daphnia (water flea), algae
d)
temperature, pH, conductivity, nitrite concentration
21.
If a disease destroying barley plants in a field swept through an ecosystem, what would happen to the barley eating bird population in the the field ?
a)
The bird population would stay the same
b)
The bird population would infinitely increase
c)
The bird population would decrease
22.

The lavender plant serves an important role in the life cycle of the monarch butterfly. Adult monarchs lay their eggs in the lavender plant, and then the monarch caterpillars eat that same plant during their development.

Based on the relationship between monarchs and lavender, what is one reasonable prediction a scientist could make?

a)

If the lavender population goes down, the monarch population will do down.

b)

Population of monarch butterflies should remain constant when lavender population decreases.

c)

A decrease in the lavender population would cause a monarch butterfly population increase.

d)

If the population of lavender remains constant (the same), the monarch butterfly population increases.

23.

A community comprising all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them

a)

ecosystem

b)

population

c)

species

d)

Environmental interaction

24.

Plants are green because they contain the protein chlorophyll. A bucket was left on the lawn for one week. When the bucket was removed, the grass under the bucket had turned from green to a yellowish white color. This change is due to the interaction between the grass and

a)

decomposer organisms in the soil, an abiotic factor

b)

the amount of sunlight, and abiotic factor

c)

increased moisture under the bucket, and abiotic factor

d)

the metal composition of the bucket, a biotic factor

25.
An ecosystem is made up of all the ___________ and _____________ factors in an area. 
a)
not/without
b)
Limiting Factor/ Carrying Capacity
c)
Living/ Nonliving
d)
life/ biotic factor
26.
What level of organization can be seen here?
a)
Species
b)
Population
c)
Community
d)
Ecosystem
27.

Two arctic fox are fighting with a polar bear for a sea lion carcass. One fox distracts the bear while the other eats. What type of limiting factor is the polar bear?

a)

Predator-Prey Relationships

b)

Competition

c)

Herbivory Effect

d)

Weather

28.

A group of elephants gets stuck in mud at the edge of the river from a recent mud slide. A lion waits for an elephant to get tired before it attacks. What is the limiting factor to the elephant population?

a)

Predator-Prey Relationships

b)

Natural Disaster

c)

Herbivory Effect

d)

Competition

29.

A duck population is breeding at exponential rates. The snakes that hunted them have been collected by fur collectors. They make boots from python snake skin. What is the limiting factor to the snakes?

a)

Ducks

b)

Predator-Prey

c)

Exponential Growth

d)

Humans

30.

The wolf goes extinct, and the deer population has no predator to worry about. They graze the land. Because there is no more food. Some of the deer begin to bite at each other, while others die of starvation. What is the limiting factor to the deep population?

a)

Competition

b)

Overcrowding

c)

Predator-Prey Relationships

d)

Herbivory Effect