Ecology Test #3 Biomes

What is the best definition of a biome?

• The weather in a particular area over a long period of time

• A location with its weather and the plants and animals that define it

• The greatest number of organisms an ecosystem can support over a long period of time

What is the best definition of climate?

• Climate deals with only living (biotic factors)

• Climate is only plants, not animals or weather

• Climate deals with long term weather patterns (abiotic factors)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following biomes would not be found in Australia’s warm climate?

• Tropical desert

• Temperate Grassland

• Taiga

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following is the main reason why temperate grasslands have fewer trees than temperate forests?

• There is too little rain to support large forests

• Higher wind speed blows the seeds too far

• It is too hot.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which of the following would be found in a tundra biome?

• Large trees and green grass

• Antelope, cheetah, giraffes and elephants

• Lichens and animals with thick layers of fat

What climate zone has the coldest average temperature?

• Polar

• Tundra

• Temperate

What biome has the greatest diversity of wildlife?

• Grassland

• Rainforest

• Tundra

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following has the most rainfall?

• savanna

• chaparrel

• Temperate forest

Which of the following has the hottest temperature?

• Savanna

• Temperate Grassland

• Taiga

Animals are not a determining factor of what plants are located in a biome.

• True

• False