Biomes Quiz

Large communities on Earth with similar climates and organisms are known as which of the following?

• Regions

• Ecosystems

• Biomes

• Populations

Biomes are classified according to which of the following?

• Weather

• Abiotic factors

• Biotic factors

• Abiotic and Biotic factors

Organisms have adaptations which allow them to survive in particular biomes. How might the adaptations of a cactus differ from plants in other biomes?

• It is able to grow taller to absorb more sunlight

• It has a more widespread root system to absorb more water

• It gives off a foul smell to protect itself

• It uses camouflage to avoid being eaten

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What main characteristic classifies saltwater (marine) and freshwater biomes?

• Size of the specific body of water

• Salt concentration of the water

• Temperature of the water

• Location on Earth

Which of the following biomes contains frozen soil referred to as permafrost?

• Tundra

• Taiga

• Deciduous forest

• Desert

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following biomes contains the greatest diversity of living organisms?

• Taiga

• Rainforest

• Grassland

• Deciduous forest

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Squirrels commonly eat the seeds of cone-bearing trees. In which biome would these organisms most likely be found?

• Taiga

• Grassland

• Rainforest

• Tundra

Which biome contains many of the largest animals on Earth, such as elephants, giraffes, and rhinos?

• Rainforest

• Desert

• Tundra

• Grassland

A ______ is an area dominated by grasses instead of large trees or shrubs.

Trees that shed their leaves during a specific season would be found in a ______ biome.