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Spiral Review 13-Biomes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which biome would you find Halifax, Virginia?

a)

coniferous forest (taiga)

b)

tundra

c)

temperate grassland

d)

temperate deciduous forest

2.

Which biome is the driest? It receives less than 10 inches of rain a year.

a)

desert

b)

grassland

c)

deciduous forest

d)

tropical rain forest

3.

In which biome would you find giraffes and elephants?

a)

desert

b)

deciduous forest

c)

savanna

d)

tundra

4.

In which biome would you find permafrost? This is the layer of soil that is frozen all the time.

a)

coniferous forest (taiga)

b)

desert

c)

tundra

d)

grassland

5.

In which biome would you find the best, most nutritious soil? It is called the “Breadbasket of the United States" because nearly all of our grain and corn are grown here.

a)

temperate grassland

b)

tundra

c)

desert

d)

tropical rain forest

6.

Which biome has the greatest amount of biodiversity? (the most different kinds of organisms)

a)

tundra

b)

grassland

c)

desert

d)

tropical rain forest

7.

Which biome is the coldest?

a)

tundra

b)

desert

c)

grassland

d)

savanna

8.

Which biome is found around the equator where it is warm all year long?

a)

tundra

b)

tropical rain forest

c)

grassland

d)

coniferous forest (taiga)

9.

The ability to conserve (save) water is a crucial adaptation for organisms in which biome?

a)

Tropical rainforest

b)

Temperate forest

c)

Desert

d)

Taiga (Coniferous forest)

10.

Identify an a example of an abiotic factor

a)

Hair

b)

Dead squirrel

c)

Grass

d)

Sunlight

11.

Which two biomes have the least amount of precipitation?

a)

temperate grassland and desert

b)

savanna and desert

c)

tundra and desert

d)

taiga and desert

12.

This biome is found around the equator and is home to the largest amount of species biodiversity.

a)

Deserts

b)

Tropical rainforests

c)

Savannas

d)

Taiga

e)

Tundra

13.

Which biome is characterized by four seasons, a temperate climate, and deciduous trees?

a)

Temperate Deciduous Forest

b)

Temperate Grassland

c)

Tropical Rainforest

d)

Tundra

14.

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

a)

Taiga (Coniferous forest)

b)

Desert

c)

Temperate deciduous forest (Temperate forest)

d)

Temperate grassland (Prairie)

15.

Which biome is home to cacti, scorpions, coyotes, kangaroo rats, and lizards?

a)

Desert

b)

Temperate grasslands

c)

Temperate forest

d)

Taiga

e)

Tropical rainforest

16.

This biome, also called the coniferous forest, has dense forests of conifers (cone-bearing evergreen trees). Temperatures are cold, but soil is not completely frozen.

a)

Tundra

b)

Taiga

c)

Temperate Forest (Temperate Deciduous Forest)

d)

Savanna

e)

Tropical Rainforest

17.

Choose the 2 that are biotic factors.

a)

Fish

b)

Grass

c)

Oxygen

d)

Water

e)

Sunlight

18.

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

a)

Desert

b)

Tropical rainforest

c)

Taiga

d)

Temperate forest

e)

Savanna

19.

The following animals are common to which biome?

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

a)

Tundra

b)

Temperate Deciduous Forest

c)

Tropical Rainforest

d)

Desert

20.

An area's _______ is determined by Earth’s tilt on its axis, latitude, temperature, precipitation, topography, elevation, and human actions.

a)

biome

b)

population

c)

town