Quiz about Biomes and Biodiversity

Question 1

Which biome has the most variety of plants and animals?

Accepted Answer

Rainforest

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Temperate Forest

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Tundra

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Grasslands

Question 2

Which biome is home to lions, zebras, wildebeests, giraffes, and elephants?

Accepted Answer

Grasslands

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Tundra

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Rainforest

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Temperate Forest

Question 3

Which biome is home to cacti, scorpions, coyotes, kangaroo rats, and lizards?

Accepted Answer

Desert

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Grasslands

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Temperate Forest

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Taiga

Question 4

Which biome is home to jaguars, anacondas, leopards, gorillas, and poisonous tree frogs?

Accepted Answer

Rainforest

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Grasslands

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Temperate Forest

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Tundra

Question 5

Biome with many scattered shrubs, tall grasses and small trees.

Accepted Answer

Savannah

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Grassland

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Desert

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Taiga

Question 6

Cold, dry biome where the soil stays frozen the entire year. Very little precipitation.

Accepted Answer

tundra

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savannah

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taiga

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desert

Question 7

A group of ecosystems with similar organisms and climates.

Accepted Answer

Biome

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desert

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deciduous

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canopy

Question 8

Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?

Accepted Answer

tundra

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desert

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temperate deciduous forest

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tropical rain forest

Question 9

One characteristic feature of tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a layer of permanently frozen subsoil.  This characteristic is known as

Accepted Answer

permafrost

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glaciation

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crystallization

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soilfrost

Question 10

This biome contains mostly spruce trees and Douglas firs, which are both evergreen.  The winters are long and cold and the summers are short and rainy.  The soil is very rich.  Moose and elk live here.  This biome is classified as a

Accepted Answer

taiga

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tundra

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deciduous forest

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temperate forest

Question 11

The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.

Accepted Answer

Deciduous Forests

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Coniferous Forests

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Deserts

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Tropical Rain Forests

Question 12

The kangaroo rat is able to get all of the water it needs through it's food and therefore, never needs to drink liquid. This animal has adapted to survive in which biome?

Accepted Answer

Desert

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Forest

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Tundra

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Grassland

Question 13

Which of the following in an ecosystem is classified as BIOTIC?

Accepted Answer

Tree

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Rock

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Sand

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Wind

Question 14

Which of the following in an ecosystem is ABIOTIC?

Accepted Answer

Sunlight

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Frog

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Scorpion

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Snake

Question 15

The rainforest has the greatest variety of different organisms that live there. In other words, the rainforest has the greatest ______.

Accepted Answer

biodiversity

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speciation

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climate

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succession

Question 16

Nonliving elements in an ecosystem are called _______________.

Accepted Answer

abiotic factor

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biotic factor

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limiting factor

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carrying capacity

Question 17

A living or once-living organisms in an ecosystem is a

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biotic factor

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population

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abiotic factor

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community

Question 18

Which biome is more likely to survive a change in the environment?

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High (rich) biodiversity

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Low (poor) biodiversity

Question 19

What does biodiversity mean?

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The different amount of species in an area

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Only one species in an area.

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All abiotic life

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Nitrogen fixation

Question 20

High biodiversity makes the food web more complex and better able to support the most species, even if some populations decrease.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 21

High biodiversity makes it more likely that the ecosystem will be able to keep functioning after a disturbance, such as disease or natural disaster.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 22

High biodiversity is a sign of a healthy ecosystem.

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True

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False

Question 23

When there is higher biodiversity

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there is more diversity and higher sustainability of life.

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more organisms are likely to die because they can't adapt to environmental changes.

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there is less diversity.

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there is more diversity and lower sustainability of life

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