Environmental Semester Assessment

Which biome has wide-open fields of grass?

• Taiga
• Grasslands
• Temperate Forest
• Rainforest

Which biome has 4 seasons?

• Taiga
• Tundra
• Grasslands
• Temperate Forest

Which biome has the most variety of plants and animals?

• Temperate Forest
• Rainforest
• Tundra
• Grasslands

What term is given by scientists to the living parts of an ecosystem?

• Biotic Factors
• Abiotic Factors
• Community
• Population

Abiotic factors are parts of the environment that are...

• Nonliving 
• Living
• Populations
• Vegetation

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

• Desert

• Temperate Rainforest

• Tropical Rainforest

• Arctic 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

A large, relatively distinct region with a similar climate, soil, plants, and animals

• ecozones
• biotopes
• biomes
• biodomes

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

• population
• biotic factor
• abiotic factor
• community

Plants and animals in the tundra must be able to adapt to the extremely ___________ weather

• small

• cold

• perennials

• shallow