Quiz about Terrestrial Biomes

Question 1

The closer a biome is to the equator, the more we would expect it to be

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warmer & wetter

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warmer & drier

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cooler & wetter

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cooler & drier

Question 2

The farther a biome is from the equator, the more we would expect it to be

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cooler & drier

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warmer & wetter

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warmer & drier

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cooler & wetter

Question 3

Terrestrial biomes are defined mainly by their

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climate & plants

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climate & animals

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animals & plants

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climate only

Question 4

The biome pictured is

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tropical savanna

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desert

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tropical seasonal forest

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boreal forest

Question 5

The biome pictured is

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boreal forest

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temperate deciduous forest

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tropical rain forest

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temperate rain forest

Question 6

The biome pictured is

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temperate grassland

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temperate deciduous forest

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desert

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tundra

Question 7

The biome pictured is

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desert

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tundra

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tropical savanna

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temperate grassland

Question 8

The biome pictured is

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temperate deciduous forest

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tropical rain forest

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temperate rain forest

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tropical seasonal forest

Question 9

The biome pictured is

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tundra

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desert

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temperate grassland

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boreal forest

Question 10

The most biodiverse biome is:

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Tropical Rainforest

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Taiga

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Chaparral

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Savanna

Question 11

The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...

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Precipitation and Temperature

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Food and Water

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Water and Sunlight

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Temperature and Oxygen

Question 12

According to the diagram, which of the following both have large amounts of precipitation?

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tropical rain forest & temperate rain forest

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desert & tropical rain forest

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seasonal forest & tundra

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tundra & desert

Question 13

Which of the following adaptations would you see from an animal that lives in a desert biome?

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both nocturnal and burrowing

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nocturnal

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burrowing

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none of the above

Question 14

The landscape of the tundra is characterized by having no trees. Why do you think there are no trees or other large plants in the tundra?

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Because of the permanently frozen ground, cold temperatures & short growing season

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Because it is too hot for part of the year

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Because it gets far too much precipitation

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none of these

Question 15

Terrestrial biomes are defined mainly by their

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climate, plants & animals

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climate only

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animals & plants only

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none of these

Question 16

The biome shown in the climatogram above would best be described as a:

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tropical rain forest

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temperate deciduous forest

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desert

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tundra

Question 17

Why would the adaptations pictured be useful in the tropical rainforest?

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high rainfall, thin soil

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low temperature, high rainfall

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low rainfall, high temperature

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high temperature, frozen soil

Question 18

Characteristics of this biome include: warm year round, large herbivores and predators, drought resistant plants, animals give birth during the rainy season.

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savanna

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tropical rainforest

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desert

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tundra

Question 19

An animal adaptation for this biome is a change in fur color between the warmer and colder seasons.

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taiga

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temperate forest

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tropical rainforest

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none of these

Question 20

As altitude ____________, temperature _____________.

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increases / decreases

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decreases / decreases

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increases / increases

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none of these

Question 21

As altitude or latitude increases...

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vegetation decreases

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vegetation increases

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rocks increase

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there is no change in vegetation

Question 22

A large region characterized by its climate and organisms.

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biome

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ecosystem

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community

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population

Question 23

What do you call ground that is permanently frozen?

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permafrost

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permacold

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permarock

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permafrozen

Question 24

More than half of the world's animals and plants live in this biome.

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rain forests

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grasslands

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deciduous forests

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taiga

Question 25

A climograph uses which two measures to describe climate?

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temperature and rainfall

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temperature and location

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latitude and longitude

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rainfall and location

Question 26

Which biome features permanently frozen soil called permafrost?

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Tundra

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Coniferous Forest

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Deciduous Forest

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Desert

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