Biomes and Ecosystems Quiz

The movement of organisms from one place to another is called

• continental drift

• dispersal

• biogeography

• competition

Much of Canada is covered in fir and spruce forests. The winter is cold and long. What is this biome?

• tundra

• boreal forest

• deciduous forest

• grassland

Wind, water, and living things are the three means of

• dispersal

• decomposition

• succession

• continental drift

The type of biome that exists in an area is determined by its

• food webs

• climate conditions

• water level

• exotic species

Which biome is most common along the equator?

• boreal forest

• desert

• grasslands

• tropical rain forest

What biome do we live in?

• boreal forest

• deciduous forest

• tundra

• grasslands

The biome which receives less than 25 centimeters of precipitation a year is the

• rain forest

• savanna

• boreal forest

• desert

An extremely cold, dry land biome is the

• tundra

• boreal forest

• deciduous forest

• neritic zone

The two main Aquatic ecosystems are the

• streams and rivers

• ponds and lakes

• freshwater and marine

• boreal and grasslands

This biome or zone where the fresh water of a river meets the salt water of the ocean

• intertidal zone

• neritic zone

• estuary

• marine zone