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WorksheetsAquatic and Terrestrial Biomes Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the pelagic realm?
The region of an ocean occupied by seawater.
The seafloor or the bottom of a freshwater lake.
The region where light does not penetrate.
The shallow zone where the water meets the land.
Which term describes the seafloor or the bottom of a freshwater lake, pond, river, or stream?
Pelagic realm
Benthic realm
Photic zone
Intertidal zone
What is the photic zone?
The region of an aquatic ecosystem into which light penetrates and where photosynthesis occurs.
The region beneath the seafloor.
The area where soil is saturated with water.
The region dominated by evergreen shrubs.
What are continental shelves?
The region of an ocean occupied by seawater.
The submerged part of a continent.
The area where light does not penetrate.
The shallow zone where the water meets the land.
What are phytoplankton?
Animals that drift in aquatic environments.
Algae and photosynthetic bacteria that drift passively in aquatic environments.
The seafloor of a freshwater lake.
The region where soil is saturated with water.
Which of the following best describes zooplankton?
Algae that drift in aquatic environments.
Animals that drift in aquatic environments.
The region of an ocean occupied by seawater.
The shallow zone where the water meets the land.
What is the aphotic zone?
The region of an aquatic ecosystem where light penetrates.
The region beneath the photic zone where light does not penetrate enough for photosynthesis to take place.
The seafloor of a freshwater lake.
The shallow zone where the water meets the land.
What is the intertidal zone?
The region of an ocean occupied by seawater.
The shallow zone where the water of an estuary or ocean meets the land.
The region where soil is saturated with water.
The submerged part of a continent.
What are wetlands?
The region of an ocean occupied by seawater.
An ecosystem intermediate between an aquatic ecosystem and a terrestrial ecosystem, where soil is saturated with water permanently or periodically.
The region where light does not penetrate.
The shallow zone where the water meets the land.
Which biome is characterized by high levels of precipitation and warm temperatures year-round?
Desert
Tropical forest
Savanna
Chaparral
What is a savanna?
A biome dominated by evergreen shrubs.
A biome dominated by grasses and scattered trees and maintained by occasional fires and drought.
A biome characterized by high rainfall.
The region where soil is saturated with water.
Which biome is characterized by organisms adapted to sparse rainfall (less than 30 cm per year)?
Tropical forest
Wetlands
Deserts
Savanna
What is desertification?
The conversion of semi-arid regions to desert.
The process of photosynthesis.
The movement of ocean currents.
The formation of wetlands.
What is chaparral?
A biome dominated by grasses and scattered trees.
A biome dominated by spiny evergreen shrubs adapted to periodic drought and fires.
The region of an ocean occupied by seawater.
The shallow zone where the water meets the land.
How do cold ocean currents affect the climate of chaparral regions?
They create hot, dry summers and cold winters.
They create mild, rainy winters and long, hot, dry summers.
They increase rainfall year-round.
They cause frequent flooding.
