Ecology Biomes

• desert
• temperate rainforest
• temperate deciduous forest
• grasslands

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

• tundra

• desert

• tropical rainforest

• pine forest

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

• desert

• taiga

• tundra

• grassland

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

• Food and Water

• Water and Sunlight

• Temperature and Oxygen

• Water and Temperature 

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What is the main factor that separates the biomes?

• Land

• Water

• Climate

• Longitude

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Which biome is the driest?

• Desert

• Tundra

• Taiga

• Rainforest

Which biome has wide-open fields of grass?

• Taiga

• Grasslands

• Temperate Forest

• Rainforest

Which BEST explains what would happen if decomposers disappeared in an ecosystem?

• everything would stop functioning immediately.

• everything would function normally.

• the ecosystem would become cleaner

• the ecosystem would be overrun with dead matter.

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Which of the following organisms DO NOT compete for the same food source?

• grasshoppers and rabbits

• hawks and blue jays

• owls and hawks

• caterpillars and rabbits

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What relationship best describes the relationship between the hare and the lynx?

• competition

• predator-prey

• parasitism

• mutualism

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