Biome Vocabulary Set 2

What type of tree produces its seeds in cones and has needle-shaped leaves?

• Deciduous tree

• Coniferous tree

• Chaparral tree

• Temperate tree

Which type of forest has all four seasons and contains trees that shed their leaves annually?

• Tropical rainforest

• Coniferous forest

• Temperate deciduous forest

• Chaparral

What is a deciduous tree?

• A tree that keeps its leaves all year

• A tree that sheds its leaves and grows new ones each year

• A tree that produces seeds in cones

• A tree that grows in deserts

What is a chaparral?

• A type of desert

• A forest with heavy rainfall

• An area on a coastline with wet winters and dry summers

• A tropical rainforest

What does the term "climate" refer to?

• Daily weather changes

• The typical weather patterns over a long period of time

• Sudden weather events

• Temperature on a single day

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What is pollution?

• Planting trees

• Release of harmful materials into the environment

• Cleaning up beaches

• Recycling waste

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What is an organism?

• A nonliving thing

• A living thing

• A type of rock

• A weather pattern

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What is a biotic factor?

• A nonliving part of an organism's habitat

• A living part of an organism's habitat

• A type of climate

• A weather event

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What is an abiotic factor?

• A living part of an organism's habitat

• A nonliving part of an organism's habitat

• A type of tree

• A type of animal

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What is a limiting factor?

• A factor that increases a population

• An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease

• A factor that has no effect on a population

• A factor that only affects plants

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