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Ecology Part 2 Test Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This biome has hot summers, cold winters, diverse grasses, trees, and shrubs, and is commonly called the Breadbasket in the midwestern US.

a)

savanna

b)

temperate grassland

c)

temperate forest

d)

tundra

2.

Which biome consists of very low precipitation and can be hot or cold? 

a)

savanna

b)

tropical rainforest

c)

tundra

d)

desert

3.

Which biome consists of warm weather year-round, a dry season and a rainy season, and diverse trees, shrubs, and grasses?

a)

tropical rainforest

b)

temperate grassland

c)

savanna

d)

desert

4.

Which biome consists of lakes, rivers, and streams and only includes 3% of the Earth’s water?

a)

Marine open ocean

b)

Marine coastal

c)

Tundra

d)

Freshwater

5.

Which biome consists of grasses, shrubs, cold temperatures, and the permafrost?

a)

Taiga

b)

Tundra

c)

Temperate forest

d)

Temperate grasslands

6.

Which biome consists of diverse deciduous trees, warm summers, cool winters, and can be found in the eastern US?

a)

Taiga

b)

Temperate forest

c)

Tropical rainforest

d)

Temperate grassland

7.

Which biome is warm year-round, receives LOTS of rain, and is rich in. biodiversity?

a)

Temperate forest

b)

Temperate grassland

c)

Boreal Forest

d)

Tropical rainforest

8.

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)

9.

Which two biomes have the least inches of precipitation (snow and rainfall)?

a)

temperate grassland and desert

b)

savanna and desert

c)

tundra and desert

d)

taiga and desert

10.

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

a)

Deserts

b)

Tropical rainforests

c)

Savannas

d)

Taiga

e)

Tundra

11.

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)

12.

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

13.

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

14.

Which biome contains permafrost?

a)

Temperate grassland

b)

Taiga

c)

Tundra

d)

Deciduous Forest (Temperate Forest)

e)

Desert

15.

How does the temperature of the ocean water change as is gets deeper?

a)

It decreases

b)

It increases

c)

Stays the same

d)

It varies from day to day

16.

Water temperature:

a)

has no effect on the animals in a marine ecosystem

b)

Affects the types of organisms that can live in a marine ecosystem

c)

increases gradually as the water gets deeper

d)

increases in salinity as the water gets deeper

17.

Which marine zone has warm water with lots of sunlight; ocean floor starts to slope downward

a)

intertidal

b)

neritic

c)

oceanic

d)

benthic

18.

The marine zone sea floor drops sharply; contains large marine animals

a)

intertidal

b)

neritic

c)

open ocean

d)

benthic

19.

ocean floor; deepest part that gets no sunlight

a)

intertidal

b)

neritic

c)

oceanic

d)

benthic

20.

where the ocean meets the land; exposed to air part of the day

a)

intertidal

b)

neretic

c)

oceanic

d)

benthic

21.

Where a river meets the ocean.

a)

bog

b)

swamp

c)

estuary

d)

marsh

22.
What makes up 78% of the air we breathe?
a)
oxygen
b)
free nitrogen
c)
fixed nitrogen
d)
carbon
23.
Where is free nitrogen fixed?
a)
in the nodules on the roots
b)
in the stems
c)
in the decomposers
d)
in cow's intestines
24.

Which processes help to cycle carbon through ecosystems?

a)

cellular respiration and photosynthesis

b)

photosynthesis and transpiration

c)

transpiration and the calvin cycle

d)

calvin cycle and krebs cycle

25.

The remains of ancient plants and animals that have been pressurized and buried for millions of years can be mined as

a)

limestone.

b)

calcium carbonate.

c)

wood.

d)

fossil fuels.

26.

What helps carry out Nitrogen Fixation?

a)

Lightning

b)

Soil

c)

Plants

d)

Humans

27.

Which experiences the least change over time?

a)

Pioneer Species

b)

Primary Succession

c)

Aquatic Succession

d)

Climax Community

28.

What is a common characteristic among pioneer species?

a)

roots that break apart rocks

b)

long thick roots

c)

exposed surface roots

d)

soak up water quickly

29.

Which of the following best describes primary succession?

a)

Volcano wipes out ecosystem that gradually grows back from ash covered soil

b)

Volcano creates a new island of rock that must break down to form an ecosystem

c)

Forest fire burns down forest that must bounce back over time

d)

Tornado destroys a crop that must slowly grow back over time.

30.

Which would result in primary succession?

a)

volcano destroying habitat leaving only soil and ash

b)

Tornado destroying a crop leaving very little soil

c)

Glacier retreating exposing bare rock

d)

limiting factors