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Biomes Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the statements is true about the tropical rainforest biome?

a)

the rain forest soil is very rich.

b)

there are few animals in the rain forest.

c)

the rainforest soil is poor in nutrients

d)

there are few plants in the rainforest.

2.

Has permafrost; in the Arctic or Antarctic

a)

taiga

b)

savanna

c)

desert

d)

tundra

3.
Has clumps of trees and seasonal rains
a)
temperate deciduous forest
b)
coniferous forest
c)
savanna
d)
temperate grassland
4.
Has organisms with special adaptations to a hot, dry climate
a)
desert
b)
savanna
c)
tundra
d)
taiga
5.
The ability to conserve water is an important adaptation in which biome?
a)
Coniferous Forest
b)
Deciduous Forest
c)
Desert
d)
Tundra
6.
The area of the map shaded in green represents which of the following terrestrial biome
a)
Coniferous Forrest
b)
Deciduous Forrest 
c)
Desert
d)
Tundra
7.
This biome is found around the equator and is home to a large amount of biodiversity.
a)
Deserts
b)
Tropical Rain Forests
c)
Savannas
d)
Chaparral 
8.
What is this biome?
a)
Deciduous Forest
b)
Tropical Rainforest
9.
What is this biome?
a)
Grassland
b)
Desert
10.
Which major biome is home to cacti, brittle bushes, small reptiles, and coyotes?
a)
Desert
b)
Taiga
c)
Tundra
d)
Grassland
11.
In which biome would you MOST LIKELY find this organism?
a)
savanna
b)
tropical rainforest
c)
temperate grassland
d)
tundra
12.
Areas defined by their geographical location and ecological similarity are called?
a)
ecozones
b)
biotopes
c)
biomes
d)
biodomes
13.

Which land biome do we live in?

a)

Grassland

b)

Tundra

c)

Deciduous Forest

d)

Taiga

14.

Which land biome is the coldest in temperature without any trees?

a)

Taiga

b)

Grassland

c)

Tundra

d)

Deciduous Forest

15.

Which biome has tree leaves that change color and drop off as the season changes from fall to winter?

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Deciduous Forest

c)

Tundra

d)

Coniferous Forest

16.

The following animals are common to which land biome? (anaconda, gorilla, monkey, toucan bird, red-eyed tree frog, python, jaguar, three-toed sloth, anteater, macaw bird)

a)

Deciduous Forest

b)

Tropical Rain Forest

c)

Tundra

d)

Taiga

17.

The following animals are common to which land biome?

(polar bear, walrus, arctic fox, seal, penguin, snowy owl, caribou, arctic hare, musk oxen)

a)

Tundra

b)

Taiga

c)

Temperate Forest

d)

Coniferous Forest

18.

The following animals are common to which land biome? (white-tailed deer, black bear, turkey, chipmunk, skunk, raccoon, groundhog, and squirrel)

a)

Grassland

b)

Tundra

c)

Deciduous Forest

d)

Coniferous Forest

19.

The following animals are common to which land biome? (zebra, ostrich, lion, giraffe, bison, elephant, cheetah, hyena, hippo, rhino, prairie dog, and ostrich)

a)

Desert

b)

Grassland

c)

Tundra

d)

Tropical Rain Forest

20.
One characteristic feature of tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a layer of permanently frozen subsoil.  This characteristic is known as
a)
glaciation
b)
permafrost
c)
crystallization
d)
soilfrost
21.

A group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms

a)

biome

b)

canopy

22.

a leaky roof formed by tall trees

a)

biome

b)

canopy

23.

a layer of shorter plants that grow in the shade of forest canopy

a)

desert

b)

understory

24.

an area that receives less than 25cm of precipitation a year

a)

desert

b)

understory

25.

an area populated by grasses that gets 25-75cm of rain each year

a)

grassland

b)

savanna

26.

a grassland close to the equarter

a)

grassland

b)

savanna

27.

trees that shed their leaves and grow new ones each year

a)

coniferous

b)

deciduous

28.

trees that produce their sees in cones and have needle-shaped leaves. *Christmas trees

a)

coniferous

b)

deciduous

29.

an extremely cold, dry biome

a)

permafrost

b)

tundra

30.

soil that is frozen all year

a)

permafrost

b)

tundra

31.

What kinds of trees shed their leaves to save water during the winter?

a)

Deciduous

b)

Savanna

c)

Desert

32.

Coniferous Forests have trees that have

a)

leaves

b)

needles and cones

c)

there are no trees in the forest

33.

Which biome has animals that can live on the forest floor or canopy?

a)

Savanna

b)

Desert

c)

Tropical Rain Forest

34.

Which biome will you typically see in Africa?

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Savanna

c)

Tundra

35.

Which biome is most of Georgia found?

a)

Tundra

b)

Desert

c)

Temperate Forest

36.

What is a biome?

a)

A type of environment defined by the plants and animals that live there.

b)

A way to describe how close you are to the equator.

c)

A family of deer.

37.

What does "bio" mean?

a)

Science

b)

Life

c)

Happiness

38.

You get to have four different seasons in which biome?

a)

Desert

b)

Temperate forest

c)

Tundra

39.

The water and ground remain frozen year round in which biome?

a)

Tundra

b)

Savanna

c)

Tropical Rain forest

40.

Which biome is the largest land biome?

a)

Tundra

b)

Rain forest

c)

Taiga

41.

In the desert biome you can find animals that are nocturnal to avoid the heat of the day, and plants that have thick, waxy skin to keep them from drying out.

True or False

4 lines
42.

This biome is grassland that is found near the equator, making it hot all year. It gets most of its rain during the wet season, and is dry the rest of the year.

4 lines
43.

Area where land meets the ocean. Fluctuates in size between low and high tides.

a)

Pelagic Zone

b)

Intertidal Zone

c)

Benthic Zone

d)

Abyssal Zone

44.

The portion of a lake or ocean where there is little or no sunlight. It is formally defined as the depths beyond which less than 1% of sunlight penetrates

a)

Photic Zone

b)

Benthic Zone

c)

Abyssal Zone

d)

Aphotic Zone

45.

_________ are often called the “nurseries of the sea,” because so many animals reproduce and spend the early part of their lives there.

a)

Swimming pools

b)

Freshwater biomes only

c)

Estuaries biomes

d)

Marine biomes only

46.

What are the 4 main things that determine what life exists in a biome?

a)

Temperature, soil, light, water

b)

Humidity, light, temperature, food

c)

Water, light, soil, humidity

47.
The factors in an ecoysystem that have never had the ability to live.
a)
Biotic Factor
b)
Abiotic Factor
c)
Biome
d)
Community
48.
A biome is......
a)
Like a snowglobe that you shake and can see different types of animals.
b)
A large region of earth with a certain type of climate
c)
An area of earth only found in the United States.
d)
A community of living things.
49.
This is the most important thing that makes each biome different from each other.
a)
Animals
b)
Location
c)
Climate
d)
People
50.

Freshwater biomes have ____ amounts of salt.

a)

Low

b)

High

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