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Land Biomes Vocab and Facts

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word deciduous mean?

a)

"to change color"

b)

"to fall off"

c)

"to decide"

d)

"to change seasons"

2.

Why do deciduous trees lose their leaves?

a)

to feed animals

b)

to make the soil better

c)

to save water during winter

d)

to get more sunlight

3.

What does biological diversity mean?

a)

a lot of rain

b)

rich soil

c)

more kinds of plants and animals

d)

great climate differences

4.

What are the main plants in temperate grasslands?

a)

conifers

b)

shrubs

c)

grases

d)

crops

5.

What is the climate of a savanna?

a)

rainy year-round

b)

seasonal rains

c)

always dry and hot

d)

always cold and wet

6.

Which is a way plants adapt to the desert climate?

a)

They grow far apart

b)

They grow under the gound

c)

They have roots above the ground

d)

They do not have flowers

7.

Which describes tundra?

a)

cold temperatures and much rain

b)

warm temperatures and seasonal rain

c)

cold temperatures and little rain

d)

cold winter and hot summers

8.

What is permafrost?

a)

soil that has thawed

b)

soils that is always frozen

c)

a plant in the tundra

d)

muddy soil

9.

Where would you find permanently frozen ground (permafrost)?

a)

grassland

b)

desert

c)

tropical rain forest

d)

tundra

10.

Where do plants grow year round and at least 200 cm of rain falls annually?

a)

tropical rain forest

b)

grassland

c)

desert

d)

tundra

11.

Which biome is also known as savanna, plains, and steppes?

a)

grassland

b)

desert

c)

tundra

d)

coniferous forest

12.

Where would you find fleshy stemmed plants that have roots close to the ground surface to absorb water quickly?

a)

tropical rain forest

b)

deciduous forest

c)

coniferous forest

d)

desert

13.

What biome has more variety of plant and animal life than any other land biome?

a)

desert

b)

tundra

c)

tropical rain forest

d)

deciduous forest

14.

What biome can be hot or cold and has large changes between daytime and nighttime temperatures?

a)

desert

b)

tropical rain forest

c)

tundra

d)

grassland

15.

Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall (and other precipitation)?

a)

tundra

b)

desert

c)

temperate deciduous forest

d)

tropical rain forest

16.

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

a)

tundra

b)

desert

c)

grassland

d)

tropical rainforest

17.

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

a)

taiga

b)

tundra

c)

deciduous forest

d)

grassland

18.

Which biome has deciduous trees (that lose their leaves in the fall)?

a)

Temperate Forest

b)

Rainforest

c)

Grasslands

d)

Taiga

19.

Which biome has 4 seasons?

a)

Taiga

b)

Tundra

c)

Tropical Rainforest

d)

Temperate Forest

20.

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

a)

Desert

b)

Grasslands

c)

Temperate Forest

d)

Taiga

21.

Lichens, mosses, grasses, and other low-growing plants are common vegetation in this biome due to the permafrost, low rainfall, and very cold temperatures.

a)

Desert

b)

Taiga

c)

Tundra

d)

Grasslands

22.

A desert is very hot during the day and receives very little rain.

Which plants have an adaptation that would help them survive?

a)

plants with waxy coatings

b)

plants with deep roots

c)

plants with large leaves

d)

plants with soft stems

23.

This animal has thick white fur, a bushy tail, and short ears. It often burrows holes and curls into a ball for warmth and is best adapted to live in the __________.

a)

Grassland

b)

Tundra

c)

Taigia

d)

Desert

24.

Which biome is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Taiga

b)

Temperate Deciduous Forest

c)

Grasslands

d)

Tundra

25.

Which biome is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Desert

b)

Taiga

c)

Temperate Forest

d)

Tropical Rainforest

26.

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

27.

Which biome has less than 25cm of rain each year?

a)

Grasslands (Savanna)

b)

Temperate Deciduous Forest

c)

Desert

d)

Rainforest

28.

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)

29.
Which biome receives between 0 to 25 centimeters of rain per year, has a temperature range of 0 to 50 degrees Celsius, has poor soil, and is home to lizards, scorpions, and snakes?
a)
desert
b)
mountain
c)
taiga
d)
tundra
30.
Which biome receives between 0 and 25 centimeters of precipitation each year, has a temperature range from -27 to 5 degrees Celsius, has frozen soil, and is home to hares, caribou, and wolves?
a)
desert
b)
mountain
c)
savannah
d)
tundra
31.
Which biome do we live in?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Taiga
c)
Rainforest
d)
Temperate Forest
32.
Which biome is represented by the rainfall amounts in letter C?
a)
desert
b)
prairie
c)
deciduous forest
d)
tropical rain forest
33.

What can you infer about animals that live in the desert?

a)

Most of them are quite large

b)

Most of them are warm-blooded

c)

Most are unable to withstand temperatures below 90 degrees Fahrenheit

d)

Most can survive on very little water

34.

What biome is located on the map?

a)

tropical rainforest

b)

taiga

c)

temperate rainforest

d)

desert

35.

Match the following

a)
1.

tropical rainforest

b)
2.

taiga

c)
3.

tundra

d)
4.

chaparral

e)
5.

temperate deciduous forest

36.

Match the following biomes

a)

desert

1.

receives very little rainfall

b)

savannah

2.

a grassland with a rainy season and a dry season

c)

temperate deciduous forest

3.

has trees that lose their leaves in the fall

d)

chaparral

4.

has small woody plants found in the Pacific coast of the US

e)

temperate rainforest

5.

known to go through seasons like PA, but has a significant amount of rain

37.
The area of the map shaded in dark blue represents which of the following terrestrial biome
a)
Coniferous Forest
b)
Deciduous Forest
c)
Desert
d)
Tundra

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