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This is the driest biome on Earth but it contains a diverse group of plants and animals.
Tropical Rain Forest
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Desert
Grassland
This biome has a wet, hot climate and is found near the equator
Tropical Rain Forest
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Desert
Taiga
This biome has long winters and permafrost.
Tropical Rain Forest
Tundra
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Taiga
This biome is located in tropical latitudes and has many grasses and shrubs
Tropical Rain Forest
Tundra
Grassland
Desert
This biome has very cold winters and forests of coniferous trees.
Tropical Rain Forest
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Taiga
Desert
The largest biome in Southern Africa is dominated by grasses, shrubs, and small trees that mostly grow during the short rainy season. There are also large herds of migratory herbivores like gazelles and buffalo that are often followed by lions and other predators. This biome in Southern Africa can best be described as a
Savanna
Tropical Rain Forest
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Desert
Which biome contains the greatest variety of plants and animals?
Desert
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Tropical Rain Forest
Grassland
What is a partially enclosed coastal region where fresh water flows into salt water?
Ocean
Saltmarsh
freshwater
estuary
What are the two primary factors that determine the type of biome that will develop?
Temperature & precipitation
erosion
plants & animals
salinity & pH
What biome is characterized by permafrost and treeless plains?
Tropical Rain Forest
Tundra
Taiga
Desert
Which two environments experience the least amount of precipitation yearly?
Tropical Rain Forest & Desert
Tundra & Desert
Tundra & Grassland
Desert & Savanna
The graph shows the average yearly temperature and precipitation for five different locations on Earth.
Which of the following is the most likely description of the climate at Location Z on the graph?
cold & dry
cold & wet
warm & dry
warm & wet
A tropical rain forest is able to meet the needs of many plants, animals, insects, and birds because temperatures are
warm all year, and there is a lot of rainfall.
warm all year, and there is little rainfall.
cold all year, and there is a lot of rainfall.
cold all year, and there is little rainfall.
The picture shows a desert environment.
Why are fewer types of animals able to survive in a desert, compared to other environments?
Animals are producers, and a desert's dry environment does not have enough water for producers to make their own energy.
Animals are producers, and a desert's dark environment does not support a large number of consumers for producers to eat.
Animals are consumers, and a desert's dark environment does not have enough sunlight for consumers to make their own energy.
Animals are consumers, and a desert's dry environment does not support a large number of producers for consumers to eat.
Why do more plant crops grow in grassland ecosystems than in desert ecosystems?
There is more sunlight
There is more oxygen
There is more chlorophyll
There is more rain
Which animal most likely lives in a rainforest?
Owl
Whale
Monkey
Cow
Which of the following is a biotic factor in a biome?
The quality of soil
The amount of lakes and ponds
The amount of rainfall
The types of grasses
Which of the following best describes a forest dense with oak and hickory trees that has a floor thick with leaf litter?
Tropical Rain Forest
Desert
Tundra
Temperate Deciduous Forest
The picture shows a desert that is hot during the day and cold at night and does not receive much rain.
Which kind of organism lives in this environment?
Frog
Cactus
A bird that eats fish
A tree that needs shade
Pick two reasons that a plant from a rain forest biome would not survive in a desert biome.
There is not enough water in a desert biome
There is not enough sunlight in a desert biome.
There are not enough nutrients in the soil in a desert biome.
The soil contains too much organic matter in a desert biome.
The available growing space is too crowded in a desert biome.
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