Biome Identification

Which biome is treeless, with low shrubs, lichens and mosses because of its extremely low temperatures?

• Tundra
• Desert
• Temperate Deciduous Forest
• Tropical Rain Forest

A large variety of plants grows in tropical rain forest because

• many insects live there.
• the forest floor is very dark.
• it has very good soil.
• it is warm, humid, and rainy.

One characteristic feature of the Tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a layer of permanently frozen subsoil.  This characteristic is known as

• glaciation
• permafrost
• crystallization
• soilfrost

Which type of trees is found in a Temperate Forest?

• deciduous
• evergreen
• coniferous
• palm

Which major biome is home to cacti, mesquite, white thorn, pack rats, small reptiles, and coyotes?

• desert
• taiga
• tundra
• grassland

In which biome is Georgia located?

• Tropical Rainforest
• Temperate Rainforest
• Temperate Deciduous Forest
• Taiga

This biome is the driest, with less than 25 cm of rain per year...

• Desert
• Tropical Rainforest
• Taiga
• Temperate Deciduous Forest

Which biome receives between 0 and 25 centimeters of precipitation (snow) each year, has a temperature range from -27 to 5 degrees Celsius, has frozen soil, and is home to polar bears, caribou, and wolves?

• desert
• mountain
• savannah
• tundra

Karl describes an ecosystem he visits frequently.  The plant life is mostly grass, about 3 feet tall.  It is in a muddy area that floods each afternoon with a mix of freshwater and salt water.  There is a small river present. He sees crabs and small fish.

• estuary
• ocean shoreline
• freshwater river
• coral reef ocean

The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...

• Food and Water 
• Water and Sunlight
• Temperature and Oxygen
• Water and Temperature