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Biomes - Galdetegia
Hauen laguntzarekin: Mitchell
(Jatorrizko autorea: Sanchez)
  • 1. The two features that determine the climate of an area are
A) temperature and weather
B) weather and precipitation
C) temperature and precipitation
D) weather
  • 2. This biome is the driest of all the biomes
A) Temperate Deciduous forest
B) Desert
C) Tundra
  • 3. This is the biome in which we live in
A) Grassland
B) Coniferous forest
C) Tropical rainforest
D) Temperate deciduous forest
  • 4. Climate is a pattern that is seen over a
A) short period of time
B) never known
C) long period of time
D) what is happening outside
  • 5. Climate and weather are the same thing
A) true
B) false
  • 6. This biome is the wettest biome of all the biomes
A) Tropical Rainforest
B) Grassland
C) Savannah
D) Tundra
  • 7. This biome is very cold all year long
A) Savannah
B) Tundra
C) Coniferous Forest
D) Temperate Deciduous Forest
  • 8. This biome is the most diverse biome containing the greatest variety of plants and animals
A) Savannah
B) Coniferous Forest
C) Tundra
D) Tropical Rainforest
  • 9. This biome can be found in central Africa where elephants, zebra, lions, and cheetahs live
A) Coniferous Forest
B) Tropical Rainforest
C) Grassland
D) Savannah
  • 10. This biome is known as the Taiga and can be found in Canada
A) Temperate Deciduous Forest
B) Coniferous forest
C) Tundra
D) Grassland
  • 11. Scorpions, cactus, lizards, snakes, and woodpeckers all live in this biome
A) Grassland
B) Tropical Rainforest
C) Desert
D) Savannah
  • 12. This biome's climate is warm summers, cold winters, and moderate precipitation
A) Tropical Rainforest
B) Temperate Deciduous Forest
C) Tundra
D) Desert
  • 13. This biome can be found in Antarctica and contains animals like seals, polar bears, and whales
A) Temperate Deciduous Forest
B) Savannah
C) Coniferous Forest
D) Tundra
  • 14. Lakes,rivers,streams, ponds, and creeks are all apart of the _____________ biome
A) Marine
B) Saltwater
C) Freshwater
  • 15. Sharks, dolphins, plankton, crabs, star fish and sea turtles are all apart of the ______________ biome
A) Marine
B) Freshwater
  • 16. Frogs, catfish, beavers, snakes, and toads are all found in this biome
A) Saltwater
B) Freshwater
C) Marine
  • 17. Pick one biome you are familiar with. Discuss the climate, location, animal life and plant life. Be sure to give at least 3 examples of animals and plant. 10pts
  • 18. The word deciduous means
A) to change color
B) to decide
C) to fall off
D) to change seasons
  • 19. Why do deciduous trees lose their leaves?
A) to feed animals
B) to get more sunlight
C) to make the soil better
D) to save water during the winter or during the dry season
  • 20. Where are conifer seeds produced?
A) in cones
B) in needles
C) in waxy leaves
D) in trunks
  • 21. What covers the needles of conifers?
A) sap
B) waxy coating
C) bark
D) weeds
  • 22. Why do few large plants grow beneath conifers?
A) The ground is too bare
B) Animals eat them
C) Little light reaches the ground
D) It is too cold
  • 23. What does biodiversity mean?
A) great climate differences
B) rich soil
C) Many kinds of plants and animals
D) a lot of rain
  • 24. What is the rain-forest canopy
A) ground
B) tree trunks
C) treetops
D) vines
  • 25. What are the main plants in temperate grasslands?
A) grasses
B) crops
C) shrubs
D) conifers
  • 26. Why are there few trees in temperate grasslands?
A) rolling hills
B) too much rain
C) fires
D) deep roots
  • 27. How do plants adapt to the desert climate?
A) they have roots above the ground
B) they do not have flowers
C) They grow far apart so they don't have to compete with each other for water
D) they grow only at night
  • 28. What is permafrost?
A) soil that is always frozen
B) muddy soil
C) soil that has thawed
D) a plant in the tundra
  • 29. How does the alpine tundra differ from the polar tundra?
A) it has many trees
B) it is on mountain tops
C) it gets no sunlight
D) it does not have permafrost
  • 30. Which adaptation would NOT help an arctic plant survive in the tundra?
A) large wide, fleshy leaves
B) pine needles
C) thick insulating tree bark
  • 31. Which of the following is a key abiotic factor in rivers
A) amount of salt
B) number of fish
C) how animals adapt
D) speed of water
  • 32. Which of the following ocean animals need warm water to live?
A) whales
B) animals in coral reefs
C) animals on the ocean floor
D) barnacles
  • 33. How does a swamp differ from a marsh?
A) It has trees
B) It has many birds
C) It has salt water
D) It has very wet soil
  • 34. Which ocean temperature zone is the warmest?
A) littoral zone
B) Intertidal zone
C) thermocline
D) deep zone
  • 35. Which of the following is NOT an intertidal area?
A) rocky shore
B) sandy beach
C) mudflat
D) coral reef
  • 36. What makes it possible for many animals to live in the polar ice ecosystem?
A) coral reefs
B) large numbers of plankton
C) floating algae
D) cold air
  • 37. Which lake zone is closet to the land's edge?
A) deep-water zone
B) tributary
C) littoral zone
D) open-water zone
  • 38. Which biome has the greatest biological diversity?
A) tropical rain forest
B) alpine tundra
C) temperate grassland
D) coniferous forest
  • 39. Which biome would have trees with cones
A) temperate grassland
B) tropical rain forest
C) coniferous forest
D) alpine tundra
  • 40. Which biome is found on the mountain top?
A) coniferous forest
B) temperate grassland
C) alpine tundra
D) tropical rainforest
  • 41. Which is the ocean floor?
A) intertidal zone
B) oceanic zone
C) benthic zone
D) neritic zone
  • 42. Which zone is where the ocean meets the land?
A) benthic zone
B) neritic zone
C) oceanic zone
D) intertidal zone
  • 43. This area has warm water and sunlight
A) intertidal zone
B) ocean floor oceanic zone
C) benthic zone
D) neritic zone
  • 44. This is the zone where the sea floor drops sharply
A) intertidal zone
B) oceanic zone
C) benthic zone
D) neritic zone
  • 45. An important ecosystem for flood control is a
A) wetland
B) ocean
C) river
D) desert
  • 46. A wetland with no trees is a
A) forest
B) swamp
C) savanna
D) marsh
  • 47. Components of a desert ecosystem include
A) animals that are active mostly at night
B) plants that grow far apart
C) all of these
D) a hot dry climate
  • 48. The forest biome that receives the most rainfall is the
A) coniferous forest
B) temperate deciduous forest
C) tropical rain forest
D) desert
  • 49. Which of these is an abiotic factor in a desert?
A) a cactus
B) coyote
C) the soil
D) a lizard
  • 50. Water temperature
A) has no effect on the animals in a marine ecosystem
B) affects the types of organisms that can live in a marine ecosystem
C) increases as water gets deeper
  • 51. All of these are abiotic factors in a marine ecosystem except:
A) water temperature
B) sharks and whales
C) the amount of sunlight that passes into the water
D) water depth
  • 52. One major abiotic factor in freshwater ecosystems is the
A) source of the water
B) width of the stream or river
C) none of these
D) speed of the water
  • 53. Trees that lose their leaves in the fall are called
A) tall trees
B) coniferous trees
C) deciduous trees
D) evergreen trees
  • 54. In which major ocean zones are plants and animals exposed to air for part of the day?
A) neritic zone
B) benthic zone
C) oceanic zone
D) intertidal zone
  • 55. An abiotic factor that affects marine ecosystems is
A) All of these
B) the temperature of the water
C) the depth of the water
D) the amount of sunlight that passes through the water
  • 56. This is a marine ecosystem that includes mudflats, sandy beaches and rocky shores
A) the Sargasso Sea
B) an intertidal area
C) polar ice
D) coral reef
  • 57. An ecosystem consists of
A) a community of organisms and its abiotic environment
B) only the abiotic environment such as rainfall and soil
C) all the places on Earth where life exists
D) many populations of a number of species
  • 58. Plants that can NOT tolerate water with a constantly changing salt content are NOT likely to be found in
A) a pond
B) the neritic zone
C) a freshwater stream
D) an estuary
  • 59. Trout thrive in the oxygen-rich waters of cool, fast-moving streams. Which of the following events might reduce the population of trout in a mountain stream?
A) Ash and silt from a forest fire cover the surface of the stream
B) The flow of a tributary stream slows slightly
C) The movement of a boulder forms a new waterfall
D) There is unusually heavy snowfall in the winter
  • 60. What important abiotic factor is used to characterize a biome?
A) climate
B) number of ecosystems
C) plants and animals
D) soil
  • 61. Why are savannas well-suited to supporting large herbivores?
A) They are cold and dry
B) They are areas where grasses are the main plants
C) They are dry and hot
  • 62. Marshes and Swaps are two types of wetlands. What is the main factor that swamps have that marshes don't have?
A) plants
B) moist soil
C) birds
D) trees
  • 63. An area where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean is called
A) an intertidal area
B) a neritic area
C) a coral reef
D) an estuary
  • 64. Sam is making a terrarium for a praying mantis he wants to study. Praying mantises are carnivores. Sam has placed the following in his terrarium: soil, twigs, a rock, a small dish of water, and the praying mantis. What is missing from Sam's terrarium?
A) other insects for the praying mantis to eat, and plants for the other insects to eat
B) a mouse for the praying mantis to eat, and grains for the mouse to eat
C) plants for the praying mantis to eat
D) other insects for the praying mantis to eat
  • 65. What percent of the Earth is covered with oceans?
A) 75%
B) 40%
C) 25%
D) 50%
  • 66. Which biome can be found on all continents except Antarctica
A) Tundra
B) deserts
C) Taiga
D) grasslands
  • 67. The Nile River is a freshwater ecosystem
A) True
B) False
  • 68. The Everglades in Florida is a wetland ecosystem
A) False
B) True
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