Unit 3 Quiz-Terrestrial Biomes

Large region characterized by a specific type of climate & certain types of plant and animal communities.

• terrestrial
• biome
• ecosystem
• habitat

The distance north or south from the equator; expressed in degrees

• latitude
• altitude
• estivation
• biodiversity

The height of an object above a reference point, such as sea level or the Earth's surface

• latitiude
• altitude
• estivation
• biodiversity

The VARIETY of organisms in a given area, the genetic variation with a population, the variety of species in a community, or the variety of communities in an ecosystem.

• biome
• community
• biodiversity
• adaptation

A plant that uses another plant for support, but not for nourishment

• annual
• perennial
• evergreen
• epitphyte

Factors that influence where plants grow include

• latitude only
• climate only
• both latitude and climate
• neither latitude nor climate

If you visited a tropical grassland, you would be likely to see

• large herds of grazing animals such as rhinos, zebras, and gazelles
• a dense forest with lots of big trees
• snow and ice most of the year
• mainly coniferous trees

What two biomes have the least biodiversity?

• tropical rain forest and temperate deciduous forest
• grassland and taiga
• temperate deciduous forest and grassland
• desert and tundra

Dominated by deciduous hardwood trees; has four distinct seasons, and rich topsoil over clay

• grassland
• tropical rain forest
• temperate forest
• desert

What factors are used to distinguish one biome from another?

• plant and animal life
• soil type
• climate
• all of these