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Environmental Science- Biomes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the statements is true about the tropical rainforest biome?

a)

the rain forest soil is very rich.

b)

there are few animals in the rain forest.

c)

the rainforest soil is poor in nutrients

d)

there are few plants in the rainforest.

2.

Has permafrost; in the Arctic or Antarctic

a)

taiga

b)

savanna

c)

desert

d)

tundra

3.
Has clumps of trees and seasonal rains
a)
temperate deciduous forest
b)
coniferous forest
c)
savanna
d)
temperate grassland
4.
Has organisms with special adaptations to a hot, dry climate
a)
desert
b)
savanna
c)
tundra
d)
taiga
5.
The ability to conserve water is an important adaptation in which biome?
a)
Coniferous Forest
b)
Deciduous Forest
c)
Desert
d)
Tundra
6.
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
7.
This biome is found around the equator and is home to a large amount of biodiversity.
a)
Deserts
b)
Tropical Rain Forests
c)
Savannas
d)
Chaparral 
8.
What is this biome?
a)
Deciduous Forest
b)
Tropical Rainforest
9.
What is this biome?
a)
Grassland
b)
Desert
10.
Which major biome is home to cacti, brittle bushes, small reptiles, and coyotes?
a)
Desert
b)
Taiga
c)
Tundra
d)
Grassland
11.
In which biome would you MOST LIKELY find this organism?
a)
savanna
b)
tropical rainforest
c)
temperate grassland
d)
tundra
12.
Areas defined by their geographical location and ecological similarity are called?
a)
ecozones
b)
biotopes
c)
biomes
d)
biodomes
13.

Which land biome do we live in?

a)

Grassland

b)

Tundra

c)

Deciduous Forest

d)

Taiga

14.

Which land biome is the coldest in temperature without any trees?

a)

Taiga

b)

Grassland

c)

Tundra

d)

Deciduous Forest

15.

Which biome has tree leaves that change color and drop off as the season changes from fall to winter?

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Deciduous Forest

c)

Tundra

d)

Coniferous Forest

16.

The following animals are common to which land biome? (anaconda, gorilla, monkey, toucan bird, red-eyed tree frog, python, jaguar, three-toed sloth, anteater, macaw bird)

a)

Deciduous Forest

b)

Tropical Rain Forest

c)

Tundra

d)

Taiga

17.

The following animals are common to which land biome?

(polar bear, walrus, arctic fox, seal, penguin, snowy owl, caribou, arctic hare, musk oxen)

a)

Tundra

b)

Taiga

c)

Temperate Forest

d)

Coniferous Forest

18.

The following animals are common to which land biome? (white-tailed deer, black bear, turkey, chipmunk, skunk, raccoon, groundhog, and squirrel)

a)

Grassland

b)

Tundra

c)

Deciduous Forest

d)

Coniferous Forest

19.

The following animals are common to which land biome? (zebra, ostrich, lion, giraffe, bison, elephant, cheetah, hyena, hippo, rhino, prairie dog, and ostrich)

a)

Desert

b)

Grassland

c)

Tundra

d)

Tropical Rain Forest

20.
One characteristic feature of tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a layer of permanently frozen subsoil.  This characteristic is known as
a)
glaciation
b)
permafrost
c)
crystallization
d)
soilfrost