Land Biomes Clark

What is the best description of a biome?

• An interdependent system of plants, animals, and land.

• A system of trees, forests, and rivers

• A habitat where large numbers of animals live.

• An area with significant amounts of rainfall.

Which animal might you find on the savanna, or grassland?

• black bear

• beaver

• lion

• penguin

What might happen if you tried to plant a tree that is from tropical rainforests in the tundra?

• The tree would adapt and grow in the tundra.

• The tree would probably die.

• The tree would grow even better in the tundra

• The tree would turn into a new species of tree and grow.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The biggest threat to the rain forest comes from:

• Diseases that affect both animals and plants

• Parasitic plants, bacteria and fungi

• Large, predatory animals

• Human beings

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

How is the grass on the savanna different from the grass on your school's front lawn?

• Savanna grass is much higher

• Savanna grass is much greener

• Savanna grass lives much longer

• Savanna grass cannot catch on fire

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which land biome receives the LEAST (smallest) amount of rain per year.

• tropical rain forest

• grassland

• desert

• taiga

True or False: ALL deserts are very HOT

• TRUE

• FALSE

What type of tree could you find in the taiga

• pine tree

• palm tree

• maple tree

• apple tree

Which word best describes the TUNDRA?

• hot

• cold

• rainy

• sandy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which animal would you most likely find in the tropical rainforest?

• monkey

• polar bear

• arctic fox

• white-tailed deer