APES BIOMES

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

• Hoarfrost

• Glaciation

• Permafrost

• Crystallization

Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?

• Tundra
• Desert
• Temperate Deciduous Forest
• Tropical Rainforest

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

• Food and Water
• Rain and Sunlight
• Temperature and Oxygen
• Precipitation and Temperature 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.

• Taiga/Boreal/Coniferous Forests
• Temperate Seasonal (Decidious) Forests
• Deserts
• Tropical Rain Forests

Which biome covers most of the land mass near Earth's equator?

• Desert

• Grassland

• Tropical rainforest

• Temperate forest

The rain forest soil is

• poor and rocky

• frozen soil

• thick and nutrient rich

• thin and nutrient poor

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?

• Tundra
• Rainforest
• Desert
• Coniferous forest

Plants with spines and waxy leaves are well suited for life in which environment?

• Desert

• Temperate forest

• Grassland

• Tropical Rainfroest

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The total quantity of all living matter in an area is called:

• Troposphere

• Net Primary Productivity

• Biomass

• Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Ecological efficiency from one trophic level to the next is generally:

• 1%

• 10%

• 75%

• 90%

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3