FOREST BIOMES

Which of the following BEST MATCHES the meaning of the word TEMPERATE.

• temperatures within moderate limits
• an area with trees and bushes
• a forest with plants growing together
• an area with all the same temperature

Deciduous trees ___________ their leaves in the fall.

• shed
• grow
• restore
• increase

Temperate deciduous forest are located between which two areas:

• the tropics and the cold land around the poles
• the equator and North America
• Antartica and Africa
• near the equator

Which of the following biomes covers much of the eastern half of the United States?

• grassland
• desert
• temperate deciduous forest
• coniferous forest

Which of the following trees are part of the deciduous forest biome?

• white pine
• cedar
• hickory
• conifers

Coniferous forests are made up primarily of trees that _______________.

• change color in the fall
• bear cones
• shed their leaves
• have thin bark

Which of the following BEST MATCHES the description of the deciduous forest?

• harsh
• mild
• extreme
• cold

Why is the soil rich in a deciduous forest?

• fallen leaves make compost 
• dead trees provide food for decomposers
• fallen pine cones add minerals
• light shines through bare trees

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Why do coniferous forests have poor soil?

• worms and beetles do not like cedar
• little rain falls
• no leaves fall to the ground and compost
• sunlight is blocked by leaves

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Another name for a coniferous forest is . . . .

• the tundra
• the taiga
• the rainforest
• the arctic