Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?
tundra
desert
temperate deciduous forest
tropical rain forest
2. Multiple Choice
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1 pt
Which biome covers most of the land mass near the Earth's equator?
tundra
desert
grassland
tropical forest
3. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
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Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?
tundra
desert
rain forest
pine forest
4. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
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
glaciation
permafrost
crystallization
soilfrost
5. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which type of trees is found in a temperate forest?
deciduous
evergreen
ginko
palm
6. Multiple Choice
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1 pt
Which major biome is home to cacti, mesquite, white thorn, pack rats, small reptiles, and coyotes?
desert
taiga
tundra
grassland
7. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Most of the organisms in the ocean exist in the shallow water over the continental shelves. Why is this true?
Producers, the beginning of all food chains, can only exist where there is sunlight.
Sea predators can easily catch their prey where the water is shallow.
Water over the continental shelves has more minerals than deep ocean water.
Ocean storms destroy organisms living in deep water.
8. Multiple Choice
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In which biome is Virginia located?
tropical rainforest
temperate rainforest
deciduous forest
alpine forest
9. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which biome receives between 0 to 25 centimeters of rain per year, has a temperature range of 0 to 50 degrees Celsius, has poor soil, and is home to lizards, scorpions, and snakes?
desert
mountain
taiga
tundra
10. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which biome receives between 0 and 25 centimeters of precipitation each year, has a temperature range from -27 to 5 degrees Celsius, has frozen soil, and is home to hares, caribou, and wolves?
desert
mountain
savannah
tundra
11. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Where would you expect to find most of the seaweed and algae found in an ocean biome?
far out at see and near the ocean surface
close to shore and near the ocean surface
close to shore and on the sea floor
far out to sea and on the sea floor
12. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of the following habitats probably has the greatest number of plant and animal species?
the African savannah
a rainforest in Brazil
a temperate forest in China
a temperate grassland in Kansas
13. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Ryan describes an ecosystem he visits frequently. The plant life is mostly grass, about 3 feet tall. It is in a muddy area that floods each afternoon with a mix of freshwater and salt water. There is a small river present. He sees crabs and small fish.
esturay
ocean shoreline
freshwater river
coral reef ocean
14. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which biome contains large populations of grazing herbivores, few species of birds, and deep, rich soil?
taiga
tundra
deciduous forest
grassland
15. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
This biome contains mostly spruce trees and Douglas firs, which are both evergreen. The winters are long and cold and the summers are short and rainy. The soil is very rich. Moose and elk live here. This biome is classified as a
taiga
tundra
deciduous forest
temperate forest
16. Multiple Choice
5 minutes
1 pt
The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.
Coniferous Forests
Deciduous Forests
Deserts
Tropical Rain Forests
17. Multiple Choice
5 minutes
1 pt
The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...
Food and Water
Water and Sunlight
Temperature and Oxygen
Water and Temperature
18. Multiple Choice
5 minutes
1 pt
The greatest biodiversity on earth is found in the __________ biome.
taiga
grassland
temperate deciduous forest
tropical rainforest
19. Multiple Choice
5 minutes
1 pt
A aquatic biome classified as marine would have...
Fresh Water
Salt Water or Marine
Either Fresh Water or Salt Water
Neither Fresh Water or Salt Water
20. Multiple Choice
5 minutes
1 pt
This biome is found around the equator and is home to a large amount of biodiversity.
Deserts
Tropical Rain Forests
Savannas
Chaparral
21. Multiple Choice
5 minutes
1 pt
An Estuary is where
fresh water meets ponds
fresh water meets lakes
fresh water meets streams
fresh water meets salt water
22. Multiple Choice
5 minutes
1 pt
A wetland defined by having trees
swamp
marsh
23. Multiple Choice
5 minutes
1 pt
Which biome is MOST LIKE the "desert" in terms of precipitation?
tropical rainforest
temperate deciduous forest
tundra
coniferous forest
24. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
A ________ is a forest biome consisting mostly of cone-bearing evergreen trees
desert
temperate deciduous forest
taiga
tundra
25. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
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Which biome is represented by the rainfall amounts in letter C?
desert
prairie
deciduous forest
tropical rain forest
26. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
Areas defined by their geographical location and ecological similarity are called?
ecozones
biotopes
biomes
biodomes
27. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
What are the key features of the Tundra?
cold winter, thin acidic soil, evergreen trees
treeless, permafrost, cold dark winters
ong cool summers, short dark winters, migrating animals
many evergreen trees, short moist summers, long snowy winters