Biomes and Climate Graphs

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?

tundra

desert

temperate deciduous forest

tropical rain forest

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which biome covers most of the land mass near the Earth's equator?

tundra

desert

grassland

tropical rainforest

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which biome is found on the mountain above the tree line?

grassland

deciduous forest

tundra

tropical forest

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?

tundra

desert

tropical rainforest

pine forest

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

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

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which type of trees is found in a temperate forest?

deciduous

evergreen

ginko

palm

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

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

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

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

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

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

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which biome contains large populations of grazing herbivores, few species of birds, and deep, rich soil?

taiga

tundra

deciduous forest

grassland

11.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

The greatest biodiversity on earth is found in the __________ biome.

taiga

grassland

temperate deciduous forest

tropical rainforest

12.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Which biome is MOST LIKE the "desert" in terms of precipitation?

tropical rainforest

temperate deciduous forest

tundra

coniferous forest

13.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

A ________ is a forest biome consisting mostly of cone-bearing evergreen trees

desert

temperate deciduous forest

taiga

tundra

14.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

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

15.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

Areas defined by their geographical location and ecological similarity are called?

ecozones

biotopes

biomes

biodomes

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A large ecosystem is called a ______

Ecosystem

Habitat

Biome

Niche

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which biome is the driest?

Desert

Tundra

Taiga

Rainforest

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which Biome has permafrost?

Temperate Forest

Rainforest

Taiga

Tundra

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which biome has deciduous trees (which lose their leaves)?

Temperate Forest

Rainforest

Grasslands

Taiga

20.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which biome has wide-open fields of grass?

Taiga

Grasslands

Temperate Forest

Rainforest

21.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which biome is home to lions, zebras, wildebeests, giraffes, and elephants?

Grasslands

Tundra

Rainforest

Temperate Forest

22.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A treeless biome that has permafrost

Tundra

Desert

Taiga

Deciduous

23.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which biome holds the greatest biodiversity?

grassland

tundra

rainforest

desert

24.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

The ability to conserve water is an important adaptation in which biome?

Coniferous Forest

Deciduous Forest

Desert

Tundra

25.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which biome features permanently frozen soil called permafrost?

Coniferous Forest

Deciduous Forest

Desert

Tundra

26.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The area of the map shaded in green represents which of the following terrestrial biome

Coniferous Forrest

Deciduous Forrest

Desert

Tundra

27.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The area of the map shaded in dark blue represents which of the following terrestrial biome

Coniferous Forest

Deciduous Forest

Desert

Tundra

28.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following BEST MATCHES the meaning of the word TEMPERATE.

temperatures within moderate limits

an area with trees and bushes

a forest with plants growing together

an area with all the same temperature

29.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which two biomes have the least precipitation?

tropical rain forest and temperate grasslan

savanna and tropical dry forest

tundra and desert

boreal forest and temperate woodland

30.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

The word that best describes the average conditions over time is?

Climate

Global average

Weather

Precip and Temp

31.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The taiga

a cold, treeless, desert-like biome found near the North and South Poles

found mostly in Africa

a forest biome dominated by coniferous trees, such as pine, fir, and spruce

a dry, rocky biome found in the central part of South America.

32.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The main factors that determine a biome are?

temperature and precipitation

altitude and topography

latitude and longitude

biodiversity and competition

33.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the average weather in a particular place over a long period of time called?

habitat

ecosystem

biome

climate

34.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which biome has a climate that is very cold and dry?

tundra

grassland

deciduous forest

coniferous forest

35.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following factors determines a biome’s identity?

the climate that exists there

the nuber of people who live there

the amount of pollution that occurs there

the types of ativites that can be done there

36.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which biome is the MOST sustainable?

Temperate Deciduous Forest

Tropical Rainforest

Tropical Savanna

Desert

37.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which two biomes are MOST opposite in soil type?

Temperate Deciduous Forest and Tundra

Desert and Tundra

Rainforest and Desert

Tropical Savanna and Grasslands

38.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

This biome is the least equipped to support human life.

Taiga

Tundra

Desert

Grasslands

39.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which biome contains large populations of grazing herbivores, many species of grasses, and deep, rich soil?

taiga

tundra

deciduous forest

temperate grassland

40.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In which biome would you MOST LIKELY find this organism?

tundra

desert

tropical rainforest

temperate deciduous forest

41.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Tundra

Rainforest

Grassland

Desert

42.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Deciduous Forest

Coniferous Forest

Rainforest

Grassland

43.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Desert

Tundra

Rainforest

Grassland

44.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Desert

Grassland

Rainforest

Coniferous forest

45.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

The trees in this forest biome have needle like leaves that are hard to eat.

taiga

deciduous forest

Temperate grasslands

deserts

46.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Tundra

Cold Climate Desert

Hot Climate Desert

Rainforest

47.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Cold Climate Desert

Rainforest

Melbourne Weather

Hot Climate Desert

48.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Broadleaf

Desert

Tundra

Grassland

49.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Temperate Grassland

Tropical Rainforest

Subtropical

Alpine

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