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The Biosphere - Biology Test - 10th Grade

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The parts of the earth where life exists is the ________

a)

biosphere

b)

biomes

c)

ecosystem

d)

population

2.

All the members of a species living in an area is the ______

a)

community

b)

biodiversity

c)

population

d)

ecosystem

3.

All the different populations in an area is the ______

a)

biome

b)

community

c)

populativity

d)

region

4.

The living and non-living factors in an area make up the ______

a)

ecosystem

b)

population

c)

biosphere

d)

relative climate

5.

The average year to year conditions in a region is the (a)  

6.

The day-to-day conditions in a particular place is the (a)  

7.

The climate zone found at the poles of the earth is the _______ region

a)

tundra

b)

polar

c)

arctic

d)

ice

8.

The climate zone found in the middle areas of the earth is the _______ region

a)

tropical

b)

grassland

c)

temperate

d)

boreal

9.

The climate zone near the equator is the ______ region

a)

tropical

b)

temperate

c)

deciduous rainforest

d)

boreal

10.

Trapped gas in the atmosphere that keeps the earth warm are called ______ gases

a)

temperate

b)

ozonic

c)

greenhouse

d)

UV

11.

Groups of ecosystems that have similar climates in communities are called _______

a)

biosphere

b)

biomes

c)

environments

d)

niche

12.

Refers to the number and types of species that live in an area

(a)  

13.

Dominated by heavy rainfall and warm year-round temperatures

a)

desert

b)

chaparral

c)

boreal

d)

tropical rainforest

14.

A type of grassland, home to zebra and lions

a)

barren grassland

b)

savanna

c)

boreal

d)

desert

15.

Has very little rainfall, home to cactus and snakes

a)

grassland

b)

tropical rainforest

c)

desert

d)

savanna

16.

Found in the mid-west (U.S), home to prairie dogs

a)

chapparal

b)

desert

c)

grassland

d)

plateau

17.

Found in California, dominated by shrubs and has frequent fires

a)
Tundra
b)

grassland

c)
Chaparral
d)
Desert
18.

Type of forest that has trees with leaves that fall in autumn

a)

tropical rainforest

b)

boreal

c)

temperate deciduous

d)

evergreen forest

19.

Type of forest that has evergreen (conifer) trees, Northern U.S. and Canada

a)

boreal

b)

chaparral

c)

tropical rainforest

d)

temperate deciduous

20.

Cold region that has a permafrost and long winters

a)

boreal

b)

taiga

c)

tundra

d)

polar