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1
Decomposers
Run on electricity
Break down dead organisms
Make energy from sunlight
Hunt for food
2
Plants in this biome include grasses and wildflowers. Animals include caribou foxes and rodents
tropical rain forest
tiaga
deciduous forest
tundra
3
What is permafrost?
An area of frozen soil only in the winter
Thick layer of ice just below the surface of the soil
An area where polar bears live
An icecream treat
4
If a biome is
terrestrial
it exists:
Under water
In space
On water
On Land
5
What is a biome?
A living plant or animal.
A large ecosystem.
The study of biology.
The land surrounding a lake or ocean.
6
Which is the biome that gets the most amount of rain?
desert
tropical rainforest
grasslands
taiga
7
Which biome has permafrost?
tundra
taiga
desert
deciduous forest
8
Which biome has very hot days and cool nights with little rainfall, few plants, and poor soil?
desert
taiga
grassland
tundra
9
This biome is near the equator where it is hot all year with heavy rain.
taiga
desert
grassland
tropical rainforest
10
Sunlight would represent a(n) _______ factor.
biotic
population
abiotic
living
11
Which biome is located directly on the equator?
tundra
grassland
tropical rainforest
taiga
12
This animal is famous for living in the tundra.
Thorny Devil
Camel
Reindeer
Bald Eagle
13
Which animal lives in the
grasslands?
bald eagle
antelope
duck billed platypus
kangaroo rat
14
Why are freshwater and marine biomes the most important of all biomes?
They have water which is essential to human life.
They are the biggest biomes.
They have the most varied species.
They are the least damaged biomes.
15
The two types of aquatic biomes are?
any type of water
marine and terrestrial
coastal and terrestrial
Freshwater and marine
16
How are aquatic biomes mainly classified?
by temperature
by climate
by rainfall
by salinity, depth, and water flow
17
Which biome is known for it different types of evergreen trees?
tiaga
desert
tundra
temperate forest
18
In the ocean, which zone contains the most diversity of life?
Benthic
Intertidal
Neritic
Surface
19
Which biome is the coldest?
temperate forest
tiaga
tundra
desert
20
All of the living things in an environment are _______ factors.
community
biotic
physical
abiotic
21
A type of water ecosystem might include such things as lakes, rivers, and swamps is called ___.
freshwater ecosystem
saltwater ecosystem
shallow water ecosystem
moving water ecosystem
22
Where would you find Tiaga?
At the north and south poles
At the equator
Subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere
At the coast
23
This biome has some of the most rich and fertile soil in the world.
taiga
marine
grassland
tundra
24
Which biome has the greatest diversity of life?
tropical rainforest
grassland
taiga
desert
25
This biome has four seasons and trees like oak and elm.
tropical rainforest
deciduous forest
grassland
desert
26
How have some plants adapted to living in the desert?
plants wither but their roots do not die
by developing deep or wide spreading root systems
having narrow pointed shapes
growing broad leaves
27
Where is the hottest place on the earth?
tropical rainforest
grassland
desert
tundra
28
The Sahara, Mojave and Gobi are examples of which biome.
taiga
tundra
grassland
desert
29
A group of living beings that interact with each other in an area.
population
species
ecosystem
community
30
Desert biomes cover which fraction of the Earth's surface?
1/3
1/5
1/4
1/2
