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Biomes Test

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Scientists discover a new species of tree that is adapted well for a cold environment with a moderate amount of rainfall. In which biome would this new species most likely be found?

a)

deciduous forest

b)

tropical forest

c)

tundra

d)

taiga

2.

Which biome has the greatest diversity of living things?

a)

tundra

b)

taiga

c)

tropical forest

d)

deciduous forest

3.

Most of the world’s rain forests are found close to the

a)

Arctic circle

b)

equator

c)

Antarctic

d)

desert

4.

Scientists have discovered a new species of fox that has larger than average ears and is nocturnal. In which biome would this new species of fox most likely be found?

a)

desert

b)

tundra

c)

deciduous forest

d)

tropical rain forest

5.
Biotic factors of an ecosystem are:
a)
non-living
b)
plants
c)
living thing
d)
soil
6.
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
7.
Which type of trees is found in a temperate forest?
a)
deciduous
b)
evergreen
c)
ginko
d)
palm
8.
Which major biome is home to cacti, mesquite, white thorn, pack rats, small reptiles, and coyotes?
a)
desert
b)
taiga
c)
tundra
d)
grassland
9.
A ________ is a forest biome consisting mostly of cone-bearing evergreen trees
a)
desert
b)
temperate deciduous forest
c)
taiga
d)
tundra
10.
What are the key features of the Tundra?
a)
cold winter, thin acidic soil, evergreen trees
b)
treeless, permafrost, cold dark winters
c)
ong cool summers, short dark winters, migrating animals
d)
many evergreen trees, short moist summers, long snowy winters
11.
Areas defined by their geographical location and ecological similarity are called?
a)
ecozones
b)
biotopes
c)
biomes
d)
biodomes
12.

Biome with plants and grasses, but no trees.

a)

grassland

b)

desert

c)

forest

d)

arctic tundra

13.
Biotic factors of an ecosystem are:
a)
non-living
b)
plants
c)
living thing
d)
soil
14.

The three-toed sloth is adapted to living in a hot, humid climate with lush vegetation and no seasons. What biome would you most liked find this organism?

a)

Temperate Deciduous Forest (Temperate Forest)

b)

Tropical Rainforest

c)

Savanna

d)

Taiga

e)

Desert

15.

The savanna biome has how many seasons?

a)

No seasons

b)

Two seasons - a long dry season and a shorter wet season

c)

Four seasons- spring, summer, fall, winter

16.
The term "terrestrial" means
a)
land.
b)
water.
17.
What is the average, year-to-year conditions of weather in an area?
a)
Biome
b)
Air Mass
c)
Climate
d)
Precipitation
18.
_________ is the amount of salt dissolved in water.
a)
Temperature
b)
Salinity
c)
Nutrients
d)
Pressure
19.
These are partially enclosed body of water where seawater is mixed with fresh water.
a)
Stream
b)
Estuary
c)
Watershed
d)
Swamp
20.
This is the zone that low tide exposes and high tide covers.
a)
Intertidal
b)
Pelagic
c)
Benthic
d)
Neritic
21.
In which biome do these plants (seagrass) survive? 
a)
wetland
b)
ocean
c)
freshwater
22.
Which biome is pictured below?
a)
ocean
b)
freshwater
c)
coral reef 
d)
wetland
23.
Which watery biome has the lowest concentration of salt?
a)
freshwater
b)
ocean
c)
coral reef
d)
wetland
24.
Estuaries form where 
a)
a lake evaporates
b)
a river meets the sea
c)
a river becomes dammed
d)
a wetland becomes filled in
25.
What aquatic biome is characterized by flowing fresh water?
a)
Lakes/Ponds
b)
Mangroves Swamps
c)
Rivers/Streams
d)
Coral Reefs
26.
Which of the following is considered a wetland?
a)
Swamps
b)
Marshes
c)
Bogs
d)
All of the above.
27.
Aquatic biomes cover roughly how much of the Earth's surface
a)
10%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
28.
What are the two main groups of aquatic biomes?
a)
saltwater and freshwater
b)
marine and freshwater
c)
marine and estuarine
d)
oligotrophic and eutrophic
29.

Which of the following are functions of wetlands?

a)

absorb pollutants

b)

provide habitat for many animals

c)

control floods by acting as a sponge for excess water

d)

all of the above

30.

Found in clear, warm salt water with lots of sunlight; most marine organisms are found here.

a)

river

b)

swamp

c)

coral reef

d)

lake

31.

What is the process called when a barren area gradually transforms into a stable ecosystem?

a)

Biomagnification

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Ecological succession

d)

Eutrophication

32.

Which type of succession occurs in an area where no soil previously existed?

a)

Climax succession

b)

Tertiary succession

c)

Secondary succession

d)

Primary succession

33.

In ecological succession, what is the term for the final, stable community that is established?

a)

Climax community

b)

Intermediate community

c)

Pioneer community

d)

Transitional community

34.

What is secondary succession?

a)

The gradual change in species composition over time

b)

The process of species colonizing a barren area

c)

The initial establishment of an ecosystem

d)

The recovery of an ecosystem after a disturbance

35.

In secondary succession, which type of species typically appears first?

a)

Intermediate species

b)

Pioneer species

c)

Climax species

d)

Invasive species

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