IB ESS Biomes

The Amazon rainforest is an example of a ...

• Biome

• Niche

• Biosphere

• Ecosystem

Which biome is found at the highest latitude?

• Cold Desert

• Savannah

• Tropical Rainforest

• Mediterranean

Which biome has the least seasonality?

• Tundra

• Taiga

• Temperate Forest

• Tropical Forest

Which biome has highest biodiversity?

• Savannah

• Taiga

• Tropical Forest

• Hydrothermal

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which biome does not rely on solar insolation?

• Tundra

• Hydrothermal

• Coral Reef

• Hot Desert

Why are temperatures low in high latitudes?

• The polar regions are further from the sun

• There are more clouds in polar regions

• The sun's rays are dispersed due to the low angle at which they strike the earth

• The atmosphere is thicker in high latitudes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Carabou Moss -> Carabou -> Grey Wolf = a food chain from which biome?

• Tundra

• Temperate Grassland

• Tropical Grassland

• Mediterranean

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which biome can result from high atmospheric pressure, rain shadows, continentality and proximity to cold ocean currents?

• Taiga

• Temperate Forest

• Temperate Grassland

• Desert

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which biome is characterised by a wet and a dry season, and migration of megafauna such as Wilderbeasts

• Desert

• Temperate Forest

• Tiaga

• Tropical Grassland

Which biome includes a large number of - nocturnal species, cold blooded species and plants with spines and both surface and tap roots?

• Desert

• Taiga

• Tropical Forest

• Temperate Forest

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4