What Is a Biome?

driest biome

• grasslands

• desert

• taiga

• tundra

• tropical rain forest

wettest biome

• grasslands

• desert

• taiga

• tundra

• tropical rain forest

coldest biome

• grasslands

• desert

• taiga

• tundra

• tropical rain forest

located between 30° and 60° latitude

• grasslands

• desert

• taiga

• tundra

• tropical rain forest

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

located just below the Arctic Circle

• grasslands

• desert

• taiga

• tundra

• tropical rain forest

The distance north or south of the equator, as measured in degrees, is called

• altitude.

• latitude.

• longitude.

• magnitude.

The main factor(s) that determines what type of plants grow in a biome is

                                

                               

• a.  temperature.  

• b.  precipitation.

• c.  altitude.

• d.  Both (a) and (b)

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Biomes with higher temperatures and less precipitation tend to have

• shorter and less dense vegetation.

• taller and denser vegetation.

• taller and less dense vegetation.

• shorter and denser vegetation.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Biomes that are located between 30º north latitude and 30º south latitude might be

• tropical rain forests.

• tundra

• grasslands. 

• taiga.

Which of the following best describes the relationship among latitude, altitude, and climate?

• Climate becomes colder as you get closer to sea level

• Climate becomes warmer as you move up a mountain.

• Climate becomes warmer as you move toward the poles.

• Climate becomes colder as you move up a mountain.