Which biome covers most of the land mass near the Earth's equator?
tundra
desert
grassland
tropical rainforest
3. Multiple Choice
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Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?
tundra
desert
temperate deciduous forest
tropical rain forest
4. Multiple Choice
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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
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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
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Which type of trees is found in a temperate forest?
deciduous
evergreen
ginko
palm
7. Multiple Choice
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Which major biome is home to cacti, mesquite, white thorn, pack rats, small reptiles, and coyotes?
desert
taiga
tundra
grassland
8. Multiple Choice
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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
9. Multiple Choice
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Which biome contains large populations of grazing herbivores, few species of birds, and deep, rich soil?
taiga
tundra
deciduous forest
grassland
10. Multiple Choice
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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
11. Multiple Choice
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The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.
Coniferous Forests
Deciduous Forests
Deserts
Tropical Rain Forests
12. Multiple Choice
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Which biome is MOST LIKE the "desert" in terms of precipitation?
tropical rainforest
temperate deciduous forest
tundra
coniferous forest
13. Multiple Choice
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Which biome is represented by the rainfall amounts in letter C?
desert
prairie
deciduous forest
tropical rain forest
14. Multiple Choice
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A ________ is a forest biome consisting mostly of cone-bearing evergreen trees
desert
temperate deciduous forest
taiga
tundra
15. Multiple Choice
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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
16. Multiple Choice
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Areas defined by their geographical location and ecological similarity are called?
ecozones
biotopes
biomes
biodomes
17. Multiple Choice
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Which of the following is NOT an example of a biome?