7.2 Biomes and Ecosystems Practice Quiz

Grasslands have trees

• along streams
• in summer only
• throughout their area

Where are tropical rain forests located?

• near the equator
• near the polar circles
• on the highest mountains

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Which is a forest biome consisting mostly of cone-bearing evergreen trees?

• taiga
• tundra
• temperate deciduous forest

Drilling for oil and gas can interrupt migration in

• taiga biomes
• tundra biomes
• grassland biomes

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Ecosystems with similar biotic and abiotic factors belong to the same

• permafrost
• biome
• prairie

How do gills help fish survive in aquatic ecosystems?

• They help fish move through the water.
• They control the body temperature of fish in cold water.
• They move dissolved oxygen from the water into the fish for cellular respiration.

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Overfishing has threatened fish in which aquatic ecosystem?

• estuaries
• open oceans
• coastal oceans

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An ecosystem where freshwater in rivers meets salt water in oceans is

• a coral reef
• intercoastal
• an estuary

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One difference between a stream and a river is

• rivers are narrow and have fast-moving water
• streams have clear water, rivers can be muddy
• rivers form from runoff, streams form where rivers come together

Which of the following ecosystems is NOT a wetland?

• coral reef
• salt marsh
• swamp