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Biomes

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In El Nino, rain moves east with the warm pool causing rainy/stormy weather in California and less hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean.

a)

True

b)

False

2.
Biotic factors of an ecosystem are:
a)

non-living things

b)

always plants

c)

living things

d)
soil
3.
Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
temperate deciduous forest
d)
tropical rain forest
4.
Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
tropical rainforest
d)

chaparral

5.
Which major biome is home to cacti, mesquite, white thorn, pack rats, small reptiles, and coyotes?
a)
desert
b)
taiga
c)
tundra
d)
grassland
6.
An area of shallow water with emergent plants and is dominated by moss is called a:
a)
bog
b)
swamp
c)
marsh
d)
wetland
7.

The picture below is of a(n) ____ event.

a)

Non-El Nino (Normal)

b)

El Nino

c)

La Nina

8.

When La Nina and hurricanes pull cold water to the surface and bring nutrient rich sediments from the seafloor, this is called ___________________.

a)

upwelling

b)

downwelling

c)

El zapato

d)

La Gloria

9.
Which biome contains large populations of grazing herbivores, few species of birds, and deep, rich soil?
a)

Boreal Forest

b)

Tundra

c)

Deciduous Forest

d)

Grassland

10.

___ is a cold, dry biome where the soil stays frozen the entire year and has very little precipitation.

a)

Savannah

b)

Boreal Forest

c)

Tundra

d)

Desert

11.
Plankton that make food by photosynthesis are called what?
a)
krill
b)
zooplankton
c)
phytoplankton
d)
plankton
12.
What do you call the part of a river or stream where the water speed slows down?
a)
Transition Zone
b)
Floodplain Zone
c)
Source Zone
d)
End Zone
13.
What is the part of a river or stream where the water is muddy and rich in nutrients?
a)
Transition Zone
b)
Floodplain Zone
c)
Source Zone
d)
End Zone
14.
Northern biome with many coniferous trees; very cold temperatures in the winter months.
a)

Boreal Forest

b)

Tundra

c)

Desert

d)

Temperate Rainforest

15.
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
16.
Identify an a example of an abiotic factor?
a)
Panda
b)
Turtle
c)
Butterfly
d)
sunlight
17.

What biome is this?

a)

deciduous forest

b)

taiga

c)

desert

d)

grassland

18.

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

a)

Tundra

b)

Taiga

c)

Grassland

d)

Rainforest

19.

Chaparral is all of the following except

a)

very wet

b)

moderately dry

c)

coastal

d)

very little rain in summer

20.
What are the two types of lakes?
a)
freshwater and saltwater
b)
marine and estuarine
c)
oligotrophic and eutrophic
d)
abiotic and biotic
21.
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
22.

According to the diagram, which of the following both have large amounts of precipitation?

a)

desert & tropical rain forest

b)

seasonal forest & tundra

c)

tundra & desert

d)

tropical rain forest & temperate rain forest

23.
These are lakes in lowland areas with green water from phytoplankton and rich in nutrients.
a)
estuarine
b)
oligotrophic
c)
eutrophic
d)
marine
24.

Terrestrial biomes are defined mainly by their

a)

climate, plants & animals

b)

climate only

c)

animals & plants only

d)

none of these

25.
The tundra biome & the desert biome are both very dry, but
a)
the desert is always hot
b)
the desert has a wider temperature range
c)
the tundra has a wider temperature range
d)
they are also similar in temperature
26.

The picture represents a(n) ___ event.

a)

El Nino

b)

La Nina

c)

Non-El Nino (normal conditions)

27.

La Niña is characterized by ______________ of the Western Pacific Ocean.

a)

a warming

b)

a cooling

c)

average temperatures

28.
An area of shallow water with emergent plants and dominated by trees is a:
a)
bog
b)
swamp
c)
marsh
d)
wetland
29.

The biome shown in the climatogram above would best be described as a:

a)

temperate deciduous forest

b)

desert

c)

tundra

d)

tropical rain forest

30.

Characteristics of this biome include: warm year round, large herbivores and predators, drought resistant plants, animals give birth during the rainy season.

a)

tropical rainforest

b)

savanna

c)

desert

d)

tundra

31.

If you start near the North Pole and head south to the equator what biomes would expect to come across?

a)

tundra, then grassland, then tropical rainforest

b)

tropical rainforest, then deciduous forest, then desert

c)

desert, then deciduous forest, then tropical rainforest

d)

desert, then taiga, then more desert

32.

The air in the desert has ______ humidity while the air in the tropical rainforest has _______ humidity.

a)

high / low

b)

low / high

c)

low / low

d)

high / high

33.
In a body of water, the colder area with more nutrients but little to no light is called the:
a)
Benthic Zone
b)
Source Zone
c)
Floodplain Zone
d)
Pelagic Zone
34.

Which of the following adaptations would you see from an animal that lives in a desert biome?

a)

nocturnal

b)

burrowing

c)

both nocturnal and burrowing

d)

none of the above

35.
Which of these is NOT a marine biome?
a)
open ocean
b)
deep ocean floor
c)
seashore
d)
wetlands
36.
Which of these is NOT a freshwater biome?
a)
coral reef
b)
flowing water
c)
wetlands
d)
ponds and lakes
37.
What do you call the non-living parts of an environment?
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
c)
biome
d)
aquatic
38.
What do you call the living things that shape an environment?
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
c)
biome
d)
aquatic
39.
Aquatic food webs begin with what?
a)
krill
b)
zooplankton
c)
phytoplankton
d)
plankton
40.
Plankton that are more animal in nature are called what?
a)
krill
b)
zooplankton
c)
phytoplankton
d)
plankton
41.
What is the fast moving part of a river or stream that has high oxygen but low nutrients?
a)
Transition Zone
b)
Floodplain Zone
c)
Source Zone
d)
End Zone
42.
If the end of a river or stream overflows, what is that area called?
a)
pond
b)
beach
c)
gulf
d)
wetlands
43.
These are lakes in mountain regions with clear water and few nutrients.
a)
estuarine
b)
oligotrophic
c)
eutrophic
d)
marine
44.
In a body of water, the warmer area with more light and less nutrients is called the
a)
Benthic Zone
b)
Source Zone
c)
Floodplain Zone
d)
Pelagic Zone
45.

During a(n) ____ event, trade winds are much stronger than usual.

a)

El Nino

b)

La Nina

c)

Normal

d)

Partly sunny

46.

Both El Nino and La Nina have this in common

a)

Influence birds that migrate over the ocean

b)

Influence rainy / dry weather world wide

c)

The weather at the polar regions

d)

The directions that ships travel in the oceans

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