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Land Biomes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A large ecosystem is called a ______
a)

Ecosystem

b)

Habitat

c)

Biome

d)

Niche

2.

The _________________ is known for having the most diversity of species of any land biome.

a)

Desert

b)

Tropical Rainforest

c)

Tropical Savanna Grasslands

d)

Temperate Rainforest

3.

This biome has cone shaped trees and short summers.

a)

Alpine Tundra

b)

Temperate Deciduous Forest

c)

Tundra

d)

Taiga

4.

This biome has plants with very short roots due to permafrost.

a)

Tundra

b)

Temperate Deciduous Forest

c)

Taiga

d)

Desert

5.

How is the taiga different from the tundra?

a)

Evergreen trees grow in the taiga; very little plant life grows in the tundra

b)

Many animals live in the taiga; no animals live in the tundra

c)

The taiga is very warm; the tundra is very cold

d)

The taiga exists around the North Pole; the tundra exists around the South Pole

6.

Which biome is this?

a)

Taiga

b)

Tropical rain forest

c)

Desert

d)

Temperate Deciduous Forest

7.

Which biome covers most of the land mass near Earth's equator?

a)

tundra

b)

desert

c)

grassland

d)

tropical rainforest

8.

Which biome is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Taiga

b)

Temperate Deciduous Forest

c)

Grasslands

d)

Tundra

9.

A biome is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT...

a)

human population size

b)

temperature

c)

precipitation

d)

plant and animal communities

10.

Which biome is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Desert

b)

Taiga

c)

Temperate Deciduous Forest

d)

Tropical Rainforest

11.

This biome, also called a boreal 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

d)

Grasslands

12.

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

b)

Tropical Rainforest

c)

Grasslands

d)

Taiga (Boreal Forest)

13.

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

a)

Desert

b)

Grasslands

c)

Temperate Forest

d)

Taiga

14.

Which term best describes the species you can find in a tropical rainforest?

a)

Few and far between

b)

Diverse and large in number

c)

Mainly trees, with few animals

d)

Large in number, but limited in diversity

15.

Prairies and savannas are two examples of this land biome?

a)

Tundra

b)

Grassland

c)

Desert

d)

Taiga

16.

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

a)

taiga

b)

tundra

c)

deciduous forest

d)

grassland

17.

Which Biome is this?

a)

Savanna

b)

Rainforest

c)

Boreal Forest

d)

Tundra

18.
Which biome is represented by the rainfall amounts in letter C?
a)
desert
b)
prairie
c)
deciduous forest
d)
tropical rain forest
19.
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
20.

The kangaroo rat is able to get all of the water it needs through it's food and therefore, never needs to drink liquid. This animal has adapted to survive in which biome that rains less than 2 inches a year?

a)

Desert

b)

Grassland

c)

Tundra

d)

Tropical Rainforest