Biomes

Which biomes would you find grasses and no trees, moderate rainfall, cold winters and hot summers?

• grassland

• desert

• rainforest

• tundra

What term means "land?"

• aquatic

• terrestrial

• niche

• habitat

Which biome consists mostly of trees that drop their leaves in the fall?

• taiga

• deciduous forest

• grasslands

• tundra

Which biome has an aphotic zone?

• coral reefs

• aphotic

• ocean

• estuary

The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem is called...

• biodiversity

• mutualism

• niche

• habitat

What is the layer of soil that is frozen year-round called?

• permafrost

• terrestrial

• grassland

• iceland

Which biome receives very little rainfall each year and has very warm temperatures?

• taiga

• savannah

• desert

• deciduous forest

Which terrestrial biome is very cold and dry?

• taiga

• tundra

• desert

• deciduous forest

Which aquatic ecosystem contains organisms that can survive temperature changes and can live in or out of water?

• coral reef

• standing water

• intertidal zone

• flowing water

Which aquatic ecosystem has freshwater rivers that merge with the ocean?

• estuary

• coral reefs

• coastal ocean

• flowing water