WorksheetsBiomes
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is a biome?
A small region with a specific type of climate
A group of large regions characterized by a specific type of climate and organisms
A single ecosystem
A type of plant community.
A biome is made up of many individual ______.
climates
organisms
ecosystems
plants
Tropical rainforests are typically found in regions close to the _______.
poles
equator
deserts
mountains
Which layer of the rainforest is formed by the tallest trees and emerges into direct sunlight?
Canopy
Understory
Emergent layer
Forest floor
The _______ is the primary layer of the rainforest where tall trees form a dense layer that absorbs 95% of the sunlight.
Emergent layer
Canopy
Understory
Forest floor
Understory plants are typically short with ________ leaves.
small, round
large, flat
narrow, pointed
thick, waxy
What is the maximum amount of rain a desert receives per year?
10 cm
25 cm
50 cm
100 cm
Permanently frozen soil, dwarf forms of plants, little precipitation, little decomposition.
tundra
This biome in the northwestern USA has a cold winters and hot summers with abundant rainfall to support very tall trees like redwoods and sequoias.
temperate rainforest
A forested biome dominated by evergreen, cone-shaped, and cone-bearing plants.
taiga
Four distinct seasons with precipitation evenly distributed through the year. Common plants and animals include oak, hickory, deer, bears and many songbirds.
temperate deciduous forest
The hot and dry summers, along with low and dense plant growth makes the risk of fire high in this area. Prairie dogs are found here.
temperate grassland
average weather conditions in an area, including temperature and precipitation
According to the graph, which Biome has the highest annual temperature along with the lowest annual precipitation?
ecosystem that is formed where a freshwater river or stream merges with the ocean
wetlands
benthic zone
abyssal zone
areas of land such as marshes, swamps, and bogs that are saturated with water and that support aquatic plants
photic zone
aphotic zone
wetlands
area of the open ocean to a depth of about 200 m that is shallow enough for sunlight to penetrate
photic zone
abyssal zone
aphotic zone
Swamps, marshes, and rivers are all examples of ____________ ecosystems.
Saltwater
Oceans
Freshwater
Tropical Rainforest
Brackish Water is water that is:
Not as salty as the ocean
Saltier than the ocean
Both salt and fresh
A made up word
