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Duplicate of APES Biomes Review
Duplicate of APES Biomes Review
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1
Which biome has trees that DO NOT fall off during winter? (Coniferous/Christmas Trees)
Desert
Rainforest
Boreal Forest
Temperate Forest
2
Where are most tropical rain forests found?
Canada
Tropic of Cancer and equator
Polar Ice Caps
Southern Africa
3
What determines the type of biome an area will have?
types of plants and animals found there
climate
all of the above
location
4
Fill in the Blanks: fixation -> nitrification -> _____ -> ______ -> denitrification.
fixation, assimilation
assimilation, ammonification
ammonification, assimilation
5
Which of the following is NOT an example of succession?
planting new plants by hand
land that has been flooded
newly created pond
burn or cut forest
6
What ecosystem service does a honeybee provide?
pollination
kills weeds
decompose waste
insect controol
7
What factors are used to classify a biome?
Distinctive Plants Adapted to Area
Average Temperature
All of the above
Average Precipitation
8
Usable energy ______ with each link in a food chain or food web
increases
decreases
remains the same
spontaneously combusts
9
Which of the following is NOT a major life zone for marine life?
open seas
costal zone
ocean bottom
atmosphere
10
Which Biome is commonly inhabited by zebras, giraffes, gazelles and lions?
Tropical Rainforest
Boreal Forest/Taiga
Desert
Savanna
11
What ecosystem service do coral reefs NOT provide?
protects coastline from erosion and storms
provides habitats and jobs
water purification
food source for marine life
12
What biome has warm temps, high precip, and little seasonal variation due to its location?
Tropical Rainforest
Woodland/Shrubland
Boreal Forest
Subtropical Desert
13
What is the limnetic zone of a freshwater lake?
zone near the shore
inhabited by decomposers
open, sunlight surface away from the shore
layer of deep, open water
14
How much usable energy is available at each tropic level?
20%
90%
100%
10%
15
Which of the following is an adaptation that is used for life in a tropical forest?
bears use trees to scratch their backs
monkeys have prehensile tails for life in the trees
cacti store water due to lack of rainfall
anteaters have long tounges that help them reach ants
16
What is secondary succession?
succession ini which plants grow strong
succession in an area without soil or sediments
a large forest containing many secondary consumers
succession in which plants are gone, but some soil remains
17
What is Primary Succession?
large trees that were planted 200 years ago
succession in an area without soil or bottom sediments
succession in an area with soil and bottom sediments
a very large forest filled with primary consumers
18
Which of the following is a correct example of a food chain?
snake -> lizard -> grasshopper -> grass
grass -> grasshopper -> lizard-> snake
grass <- lizard <- grasshopper <- snake
19
Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 characteristics we use to define aquatic biomes?
Depth
If it's flowing or standing still
color
Salinity
20
The Sahara, Naimb of Africa and Sonoran of Arizona are examples of which biome?
Desert
Grassland
Tundra
Savanna
21
The distribution of many aquatic organisms is determined largely by the water's _____?
life zones
salinity
oxygen level
number of plankton
22
Which zone is the photic zone?
C
B
E
D
23
What ecosystem service does a forest NOT provide?
decomposes waste
processed wood and paper
timber
fuel and fodder for fire
24
In the diagram, which zone has the most photosynthesis occurring?
E
C
B
D
25
Which of the following is a characteristic of biodiversity?
variety of different species
all of the above
genetic variability among individuals within a species
variety of ecosystems
26
What is a Keystone Species?
A species on which other species in an ecosystem depend on
A species that, if removed, would not impact the ecosystem
A species that resembles a key
A species that unlocks the potential of a biome
27
Which of the following is Earth's most diverse biome?
Coral Reef
Grasslands
Termperate seasonal forest
Chapparal
28
What biome has plants with adaptations such as smaller leaves with few pores?
Subtropical desert
woodland/shurbland
chapparal
temperate seasonal forest
29
Which of the following are examples of wetlands?
Bogs
All of the above
Swamps
Marshes
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What is species richness?
how close in numbers each species in an environment are
how rich a particular species tastes when eaten
the same thing as species eveness
the number of species present in a sample
