Biomes

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

• Savannah
• Grassland
• Desert
• Taiga

Biome with many different species of cacti and reptiles and very little rainfall.

• Desert
• Temperate Rainforest
• Tropical Rainforest
• Tundra

Type of forest biome near the equator; receives a lot of rain; temperatures are warm all year.

• desert
• tropical rain forest
• arctic
• temperate rain forest

Which biome covers most of the land mass near the Earth's equator?

• tundra
• desert
• grassland
• tropical rainforest

Areas defined by their geographical location and ecological similarity are called _______________

• ecozones

• biotopes

• biomes

• biodomes

Which of the following is NOT an example of a biome?

• Desert
• Marine
• Freshwater
• Waterpark

A scientist took pictures of a deer, a black bear, and a squirrel in the wild.  In which ecosystem did the scientist most likely take the pictures?

• estuary
• forest
• grassland
• salt marsh

Which lists animals that live in an aquatic ecosystem?

• black bear, deer, vole
• ducks, turtles, amphibians
• panthers, monkeys, snakes
• prairie dogs, bison, grasshoppers

What is the average, year-to-year conditions of weather in an area?

• Biome
• Air Mass
• Climate
• Precipitation

What is the main factor that separates the biomes?

• Land
• Water
• Climate
• Longitude