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Biomes, Food Chain and Food Web

Total questions: 105

Worksheet time: 2hrs 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

3.

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

a)

Tundra

b)

Taiga

c)

Grassland

d)

Rainforest

4.

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

5.

This biome has extremely cold winters and short summers. They get a decent amount of precipitation but it mostly comes as snow. Pine (coniferous) trees dominate this biome.

a)

Taiga

b)

Desert

c)

Grassland

d)

Tundra

6.

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

7.

The two main abiotic factors that determine where organisms live are

a)

temperature and latitude

b)

altitude and precipitation

c)

temperature and precipitation

d)

soil type and precipitation

8.
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
9.
What is this biome?
a)

Borreal Forest

b)
Desert
10.
What is this biome?
a)
Deciduous Forest
b)
Tropical Rainforest
11.
We live in the deciduous forest biome.  How many seasons do we have?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
12.

Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?

a)

Tundra

b)

Taiga

c)

Desert

d)

Rainforest

13.

Which of the following in an ecosystem is classified as BIOTIC?

a)

Rock

b)

Wind

c)

Sand

d)

Tree

14.

What type of trees grow in the taiga biome?

a)

Broadleaf

b)

Coniferous

c)

The kind whose leaves fall off in the fall

15.

Another name for Taiga is _______ ________.

(a)  

16.

A biome where grasses, not trees, are the main plant life?

(a)  

17.

Which are grasslands? (There is more than 1 correct answer)

a)

Savannah

b)

Steppes

c)

Prairie

d)

Rainforest

18.

What does it mean when animals are nocturnal?

a)

It means animals sleep during the day and are active night.

b)

It means animals are active during the day and sleep at night.

c)

It means animals only sleep four hours every night.

19.

Which biome is home to poisonous tree frogs?

a)
Grasslands
b)
Temperate Forest
c)
Rainforest
d)
Tundra
20.

Many animals in the hot desert are:

(a)  

21.

This place is also known as a Layered Biome

a)

Taiga

b)

Tundra

c)

Borreal Forest

d)

Rainforest

22.

This biome is found just above the tree line at high altitudes

(a)  

23.

The only plant life found in the polar biome

(a)  

24.

This biome is only in the Northern Hemisphere

a)

Arctic Tundra

b)

Alpine Tundra

c)

Polar

d)

Taiga

25.

This biome has large populations of oscillations

(a)  

26.

This word means "treeless plain"

(a)  

27.

Grasslands are maintained by annual ______

a)

fires

b)

rain

c)

planting

d)

snow

28.

What are the Stages of Primary Successions?

4 lines
29.

The growing season in a taiga is approximately _____

a)

6 weeks

b)

6 months

c)

All year round

d)

9 months

30.

The trees in a forest that tower above the canopy

a)

Herbivores

b)

Oscillations

c)

Emergents

d)

Nocturnal

31.

To move or travel back and forth between two points

a)

Canopy

b)

Herbivores

c)

Oscillation

d)

Nocturnal

32.

What does an arrow represent in a food chain or web?

a)

Transfer of power

b)

Transfer of energy

c)

Flow

33.

On a piece of paper, list 3 things that determine a biome.

4 lines
34.

The two most important factors determining climate

a)

Precipitation and temperature

b)

Biotic and Abiotic

c)

Sun and moon

d)

Temperature and climax community

35.

This biome has the greatest temperature variations on earth

(a)  

36.

On a piece of paper, write down the definition of a biome

4 lines
37.

A linear sequence that generally starts with a producer and ends with a consumer or decomposer

a)

Food chain

b)

Food Transfer

c)

Food Web

d)

Food map

38.

The ______ is a land on extremes ; extreme heat during the day and cold nights.

a)

Polar

b)

Temperate Deciduous Forest

c)

Desert

d)

Grassland

39.

All of the organisms in the ecosystem and their energy transfers.

a)

Food chain

b)

Food web

c)

Food transfer

d)

Food flow

40.

Frozen desert

a)

Grasslands

b)

Taiga

c)

Polar

d)

Rainforest

41.

T or F: People live in antartica

a)

True

b)

False

42.

In a deciduous forest, trees lose their leaves and seal the places where the leaves were attached with a protective covering, called a (a)  

43.

Grass in a prairie are ______

a)

Tall

b)

Short

c)

Non existent

d)

Sparse

44.

Grass in a steppe are ______

a)

Tall

b)

Short

c)

Sparse

d)

Non existent

45.

A (a)   gets energy from the sun and makes food from a process called photosynthesis (example- plants and trees)

46.

This biome is rich in plant and animal species.

a)

Polar

b)

Taiga

c)

Rainforest

d)

Grassland

47.

On a piece of paper, write down where on earth can we find one location that shows many of earth’s biomes? 

4 lines
48.

Antartica is found in the _____ pole

a)

North pole

b)

South pole

c)

Eastern Pole

d)

West Pole

49.

Dense covering formed by the leafy tops of tall rain forest trees

a)

Emergents

b)

Forest Floor

c)

Canopy

d)

Understory

50.

The process by which animals slow down their body processes and sleep through the coldest season when food is scarce.

a)

Nocturnal

b)

Migration

c)

Hibernation

d)

Narcolepsy

51.

Flora is also known as

a)

Bouquet

b)

Animal life

c)

Plant life

d)

Human life

52.

The dominant plant in a biome is also known as

(a)  

53.

On a piece of paper, write the difference between BIOTIC and ABIOTIC Factors

4 lines
54.

The lowest layer of a rainforest. Decaying fallen trees and fruit put nutrients back into the soil. Tapirs, termites, and scorpions live there.

a)

Forest Floor

b)

Emergents

c)

Canopy

d)

Understory

55.

This is located between canopy & forest floor; it is home to birds, small mammals/insects reptiles and predators; shade tolerant shrubs/herbs/small trees

a)

Forest Floor

b)

Canopy

c)

Emergent

d)

Understory

56.

An animal that eats BOTH plants and animals

a)

Omnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Vegetarian

57.

A permanently frozen subsoil; predominantly found in the Tundra

(a)  

58.

______ (ex. fungi and bacteria) gets energy from eating dead plants and animals

a)

Omnivores

b)

Producers

c)

Decomposers

d)

Herbivores

59.
Lions only eat buffalo, antelopes, zebras and crocodiles. They are called __________.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Delivore
60.
Elephants only eat leaves, fruit, nuts and grass. They are called __________.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Fortivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Carnivore
61.
A consumer that hunts is called:
a)
a producer.
b)
an omnivore.
c)
a predator.
d)
a herbivore.
62.
Which one is NOT an example of a decomposer?
a)
mushroom
b)
leaves
c)
mold
d)
worm
63.
Grass is considered a ...
a)
consumer
b)
producer
c)
decomposer
d)
composers
64.
Use the diagram answer the question.
What is a fitting description for this diagram?
a)
A Food Chain
b)
An Ecosystem
c)
A Food Web
d)
Biotic and Abiotic Factors
65.
About how much percent of energy is passed on from one organism to to the next on a food web pyramid. 
a)
100 percent of all energy gets passed
b)
45 percent of all energy gets passed
c)
10 percent of all energy gets passed
d)
0 percent of all energy gets passed
66.

In the food web, who is the Secondary Consumer?

a)

Grass

b)

Mouse

c)

Rabbit

d)

Fox

67.

 

What does a primary consumer eat?

a)

tertiary consumer

b)

secondary consumer

c)

producer

d)

decomposers

68.

What does a food web represent?

 

a)

All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a ecosystem.

b)

The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.

c)

A single pathway or energy flow between organisms.

d)

How carnivores get their food

69.

which one is a Producer?

a)
b)
c)
d)
70.

What is a decomposer?

a)
b)
c)
d)
71.
Who does the owl get energy from? 
a)
Grass
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Mouse
d)
Ow
72.

Is soil a biotic or abiotic factor?

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

73.

Is TEMPERATURE biotic or abiotic

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

74.

Biotic factors are ___________.

a)

non-living parts of an ecosystem

b)

living parts of an ecosystem

c)

hings that once were alive, but now are dead

d)

not important parts of ecosystems

75.

A community of biotic and abiotic factors that are linked together

a)

Biomes

b)

Food chain

c)

Food web

d)

ecosystem

76.

On a piece of paper, write down the layers of the rainforest?

4 lines
77.

Why do few large plants grow beneath conifers?

a)

Animals eat them

b)

It is too cold

c)

The ground is too bare

d)

Little light reaches the ground

78.

Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?

a)

Taiga

b)

Tundra

c)

Desert

d)

Grassland

79.

What desert is the driest?

(a)  

80.

How much precipitation does a desert get on average?

a)

10 inches or less

b)

10 feet

c)

15 in or more

d)

More than 2 feet

81.
Which of these describes the rainforest?
a)
populated by squirrels, bears and pine trees
b)
relatively few trees
c)
generally close to the equator
d)
short, mild, dry summers
82.

Which of these is canopy layer?

a)
b)
83.

Cutting down of trees on large scale is called

a)

deforestation

b)

floods

c)

forest protection

d)

Erosion

84.

Whys is deciduous forest also called temperate broadleaf forest?

a)

Because the forest is wide

b)

Because there is no seasonal change

c)

Because grass is abundant

d)

Because most trees here have broad leaves

85.

What types of trees are found in the deciduous forest?

a)

Broad leaf trees (ex Oak, Maple)

b)

Conifer Trees

(ex. pine, fir)

c)

Palm Trees

86.

Write down some plants/food that can be seen in the rainforest

4 lines
87.
Where can we find tropical rainforests?
a)
near the equator
b)
near the north pole
c)
near Cape Horn
d)
in the midwest United States
88.

What is biodiversity?

4 lines
89.

Savannas and temperate grasslands are exactly the same

a)

True

b)

False

90.

Choose the correct characteristics of savanna biomes.

a)

Savanna has relatively low temperature.

b)

Savanna has relatively high temperature.

c)

Savanna always stays cold because it nears Arctic circle.

d)

Savanna has high humidity during summer.

91.

What is a fauna?

a)

A type of biome

b)

Plants

c)

Animals

d)

A hot room

92.

Deforestation results in more:

a)

carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

b)

nitrogen in the biosphere

c)

oxygen in the atmosphere

d)

water vapor in the geosphere

93.

Which has a positive impact on land?

a)

composting

b)

deforestation

c)

mining

d)

urbanization

94.

Which has a negative impact on land?

a)

composting

b)

reclamation

c)

mining

d)

reforestation

95.

Long-term or short-term environmental impact?

a)

long-term

b)

short-term

96.

Long-term or short-term environmental impact?

a)

long-term

b)

short-term

97.

Long-term or short-term environmental impact?

a)

long-term

b)

short-term

98.

The two types of rainforest: (a)  

99.

Tropical rainforests are ____ and ____, while temperate rainforests are cool.

a)

warm and moist

b)

hot and dry

c)

cold and breezy

d)

high and windy

100.

Which of the following causes deforestation (more than 1 answer)

a)

small scale farms and commercial agricultural projects

b)

air pollution

c)

logging

d)

Natural disaster

101.

Mining can cause deforestation

a)

True

b)

False

102.

__________are often located in-between forests and deserts.

a)

Tundra

b)

Grasslands

c)

Taiga

d)

Temperate Broadleaf Forest

103.

Why do leaves change colors?

a)

Because of of shortened days causing leaves to produce less chlorophyll

b)

There is no rain causing leaves to produce large amounts of chlorophyll

c)

Because of strong winds causing leaves to disintegrate

d)

Because of deforestation

104.

This is also known as a layered biome

a)

Tundra

b)

Taiga

c)

Desert

d)

Rainforest

105.

High Annual Rainfall

a)

Desert

b)

Tundra

c)

Taiga

d)

Rainforest

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