WorksheetsYear 9 Geography - Biomes Quiz
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
A Biome is best described as.....
A large area of earth that is home to People
A small area of earth that is home to People
A small area of earth that is home to plant and animal communities
A large area of earch that is home to plant and animal communities
ABIOTIC FACTORS: non-living components that help shape it’s environment e.g. temperature, light intensity, soil, rainfall.
False
True
Within a biome there are Biotic, Abiotic and Antibiotic factors
True
False
Maybe
Not sure
BIOTIC FACTORS: living components such as the plants and animals.
False
True
⊷The coldest biomes
⊷Has only two species of flowering plants
The Tundra
Boreal Forest
Mountain Vegetation
Polar Lands
⊷One of the coldest biomes
⊷Gets the same rainfall as the average desert
⊷Very long winters and very short summers (sometimes 6 weeks)
Polar Lands
Mountain Vegetation
Tundra
Boreal Forest
⊷Home to a large variety of species
⊷Found in the Northern Hemisphere
Tundra
Polar Lands
Mountain Vegetation
Boreal Forest
⊷Much of the human population lives in the temperate zone
⊷Rich soil which is great for growing plants
Boreal Forest
Grasslands
Desert
Temperate Forest
This is an image of....
Grasslands
Tropical Forest
Freshwater
Marine
This image is Freshwater.
True
False
⊷Largest biome
⊷Covers 70% of the Earth
⊷Greatest biodiversity on Earth
Freshwater
Desert
Marine
Grassland
⊷Found near the equator and has little variation in temperature
⊷No distinct seasonal changes
⊷Earth’s most complex land biome
Freshwater
Tropical Forest
Marine
Grassland
⊷Cover more than one-fifth of the Earth’s land area
⊷Found on every continent
Desert
Freshwater
Marine
Grassland
