The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.
Coniferous Forests
Deciduous Forests
Deserts
Tropical Rain Forests
5. 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
6. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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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
7. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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
8. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
Which major biome is home to cacti, mesquite, white thorn, pack rats, small reptiles, and coyotes?
desert
taiga
tundra
grassland
9. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Which biome contains large populations of grazing herbivores, few species of birds, and deep, rich soil?
taiga
tundra
deciduous forest
grassland
10. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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
11. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...
Food and Water
Water and Sunlight
Temperature and Oxygen
Water and Temperature
12. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Which biome is MOST LIKE the "desert" in terms of precipitation?
tropical rainforest
temperate deciduous forest
tundra
coniferous forest
13. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Which biome could an animal who hibernates in the winter to survive the cold live in?
Grasslands
Taiga
Desert
Rainforest
14. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
cacti are the main plant associated with this biome