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Biomes

Total questions: 66

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Name
Class
Date
1.

Plants and animals in the tundra must be able to adapt to the extremely ___________ weather

a)

small

b)

cold

c)

perennials

d)

shallow

2.
Very little sun reaches this part of the rainforest.
a)
equal
b)
earth
c)
floor
d)
carnivorous 
3.

Many of the animals in the desert are ______________ to avoid the extreme heat during the day.

a)

cacti

b)

chia

c)

water

d)

nocturnal

4.
As altitude or latitude increase, temperature ______
a)
stays the same
b)
rises
c)
drops
d)
drops, then rises
5.
What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?
a)
precipitation and humidity
b)
temperature and air pressure
c)
wind conditions and humidity
d)
temperature and precipitation
6.
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
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)
Coniferous Forest
b)
Desert
9.
What is this biome?
a)
Deciduous Forest
b)
Tropical Rainforest
10.

What is the climate like in the Rainforest?

a)

dry and cold

b)

hot and humid (wet)

c)

cold and humid (wet)

d)

hot and dry

11.

In the Arctic Tundra winter lasts...

a)

10 months

b)

all year

c)

6 months

d)

10 minutes

12.

There are a lot of mosquitoes in the Arctic Tundra during the summer.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

What is the climate like in Death Valley?

a)

cold and humid (wet)

b)

hot and humid (wet)

c)

hot and dry

d)

cold and dry

14.

Which state is Death Valley in?

a)

USA

b)

Ohio

c)

Texas

d)

California

15.

What biome is this?

a)

Tundra

b)

Grassland

c)

Rain Forest

d)

Desert

16.

What biome is this

a)

tundra

b)

deciduous forest

c)

desert

d)

grassland

17.

What biome is this?

a)

Taiga

b)

Desert

c)

Tundra

d)

grassland

18.

What biome is this?

a)

rain forest

b)

deciduous forest

c)

Taiga

d)

tundra

19.

What biome is this?

a)

deciduous forest

b)

taiga

c)

desert

d)

grassland

20.

What biome is this?

a)

Deciduous forest

b)

Rain forest

c)

Taiga

d)

Tundra

21.

This biome has very little rainfall, also extremely cold temperatures for most of the year, and frozen soil makes ponds form.

a)

Deciduous forest

b)

Tundra

c)

rain forest

d)

Grassland

22.

This biome is very hot all year long, found close to the equator, and has high amounts of rain fall.

a)

Rain forest

b)

Deciduous forest

c)

Taiga

d)

desert

23.

This biome gets a little more rain than deserts and has similar temperatures to deciduous forest.

a)

Tundra

b)

Taiga

c)

Grassland

d)

Rainforest

24.

This biome has trees that lose their leafs in the winter, experiences four seasons, and gets enough rain to support the growth of trees.

a)

Rain forest

b)

Taiga

c)

Grassland

d)

Deciduous forest

25.

This biome has very little precipitation throughout the year, often experiences big differences in temperature from day to night, and has very little plant or animal life.

a)

Tundra

b)

Taiga

c)

Rainforest

d)

Desert

26.
What is this biome?
a)
Arctic Tundra
b)
Desert
27.
What is this biome?
a)
Grassland
b)
Desert
28.
What is this biome?
a)
Desert
b)
Arctic Tundra
c)
Tropical Rainforest
29.

Which biome is hot all year with wet and dry seasons?

a)

tropical rainforest

b)

arctic tundra

c)

temperate grassland

d)

desert

30.

Biome with plants and grasses, but no trees.

a)

grassland

b)

desert

c)

forest

d)

arctic tundra

31.

Biome with many different species of cacti and reptiles and very little rainfall.

a)

Desert

b)

Temperate Rainforest

c)

Tropical Rainforest

d)

Arctic Tundra

32.

Forest biome with many different trees, mosses and ferns; most trees lose and regrow their leaves each year.

a)

temperate rainforest

b)

biome

c)

desert

d)

grassland

33.
Type of forest biome near the equator; receives a lot of rain; temperatures are warm all year.
a)
desert
b)
tropical rain forest
c)
arctic
d)
temperate rain forest
34.

Which biome contains large populations of grazing herbivores, few species of birds, and deep, rich soil?

a)

tropical rain forest

b)

desert

c)

deciduous forest

d)

grassland

35.

Which biome is represented by the rainfall amounts in letter C?

a)

desert

b)

prairie

c)

deciduous forest

d)

tropical rain forest

36.
Which biome is the driest?
a)
Desert
b)
Tundra
c)
Taiga
d)
Rainforest
37.
Which biome has wide-open fields of grass?
a)
Taiga
b)
Grasslands
c)
Temperate Forest
d)
Rainforest
38.

Which biome is hot all year with wet and dry seasons?

a)

tropical rainforest

b)

arctic tundra

c)

temperate grassland

d)

desert

39.
Which biome is the driest?
a)
Desert
b)
Tundra
c)
Taiga
d)
Rainforest
40.
Biotic factors of an ecosystem are:
a)
non-living
b)
plants
c)
living thing
d)
soil
41.
Identify an a example of an abiotic factor?
a)
Panda
b)
Turtle
c)
Butterfly
d)
sunlight
42.

Which land biome is mainly covered with grass?

a)

Desert

b)

Taiga

c)

Grassland

d)

Tundra

43.

Which biome is hot and humid all year round with plenty of rain?

a)

Tundra

b)

Tropical Rain Forest

c)

Taiga

d)

Temperate Forest

44.

Which land biome do we live in?

a)

Grassland

b)

Tundra

c)

Deciduous Forest

d)

Taiga

45.

Which biome is sandy and/or rocky with very little rain?

a)

Desert

b)

Tundra

c)

Grassland

d)

Tropical Rain Forest

46.

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

47.

Prairies and savannas are two examples of this land biome?

a)

Tundra

b)

Grassland

c)

Desert

d)

Taiga

48.
This is the earth's driest biome and can be hot or cold.
a)
Savannah
b)
Prairie
c)
Tundra
d)
Desert
49.
A group of ecosystems with similar organisms and climates.
a)
desert
b)
deciduous
c)
canopy
d)
Biome
50.
Type of tree that loses and regrows leaves each year.
a)
deciduous
b)
coniferous
c)
pine tree
d)
oak tree
51.
Which biome has the most variety of plants and animals?
a)
Temperate Forest
b)
Rainforest
c)
Tundra
d)
Grasslands
52.
A large, relatively distinct region with a similar climate, soil, plants, and animals
a)
ecozones
b)
biotopes
c)
biomes
d)
biodomes
53.

TRUE or FALSE?

Each biome also has a characteristic set of organisms that are adapted to living there.

a)

true

b)

false

54.
Which biome is a treeless biome in the far north with harsh, cold winters and extremely short summers
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
temperate deciduous forest
d)
tropical rain forest
55.

Which major biome's lack of precipitation limits plant grow and is home to cacti, mesquite, white thorn, pack rats, small reptiles, birds, antelope, lizards, fox, snakes, bob cats and coyotes?

a)

desert

b)

taiga

c)

tundra

d)

grassland

56.

grasses and scattered trees adapted to a tropical wet and dry climate

a)

taiga

b)

tundra

c)

temperate deciduous forest

d)

tropical grasslands

57.
The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.
a)
Coniferous Forests
b)
Temperate Deciduous Forests
c)
Deserts
d)
Tundra
58.
The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...
a)
Food and Water
b)
Water and Sunlight
c)
Temperature and Oxygen
d)
Precipitation and Temperature 
59.
Which biome is MOST LIKE the "desert" in terms of precipitation?
a)
tropical rainforest
b)
temperate deciduous forest
c)
tundra
d)
coniferous forest
60.
 What type of biome is pictured?
a)
Desert
b)
Tundra
c)
Tropical Rainforest
d)
Grassland
61.
 What type of biome is pictured?
a)
Tundra
b)
Temperate Rainforest
c)
Grassland
d)
Desert
62.
 What type of biome is pictured?
a)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
b)
Boreal Forest
c)
Tropical Rainforest
d)
Grassland
63.
In which biome would you MOST LIKELY find this organism?
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
tropical rainforest
d)
temperate deciduous forest
64.
In which biome would you MOST LIKELY find this organism?
a)
tropical rainforest
b)
tundra
c)
desert
d)
temperate deciduous forest
65.
Which biome has a climate is warm and moist throughout the year, and has more species of plants and animals than any other biome?
a)
Chaparral
b)
Tropical Rainforest
c)
Boreal Forest
d)
Tundra
66.

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

a)

temperate deciduous forest

b)

chaparral

c)

taiga

d)

desert