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25 Questions
1.
Biomes and Adaptations
2.
What is a Biome?
Groups of ecosystems Characterized by
similar climate (average weather
conditions) and organisms living there
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3. What is the main factor that separates the biomes?
A Water B Land
C Climate D Longitude
4. A large ecosystem is called a ______
A Habitat B Niche
C Biome D Ecosystem
5.
Review: Deciduous
Forest
Trees lose leaves in the winter
Trees have big, broad leaves to absorb sun in
the summer
4 seasons
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6.
Review: Taiga
Tall, Triangular Coniferous Trees
Very cold!
Lots of snow
7.
Review: Tropical
Rainforest
Highest biodiversity
Lots of rain
Green year round!
Found by equator
8. Which biome produces over 50% of the world's oxygen?
A Temperate Forest B Grasslands
C Taiga D Rainforest
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9. Which biome has 4 seasons?
A Tundra B Taiga
C Grasslands D Temperate Forest
10. Which biome has the most variety of plants and animals?
A Rainforest B Grasslands
C Tundra D Temperate Forest
11. Which biome has deciduous trees (trees that lose their
leaves)?
A Rainforest B Grasslands
C Temperate Forest D Taiga
12. A large ecosystem is called a/an ---
A Biome. B Habitat.
C Ecosystem. D Niche.
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13.
Review: Grassland
Lots of grasses
Soil is rich
Used for farmland
14. Which biome is home to lions, zebras, wildebeests,
giraffes, and elephants?
A Tundra B Grasslands
C Rainforest D Temperate Forest
15.
Review: Desert
Poor soil
Hot days and Cold nights
Water is scarce
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16.
Review: Tundra
COLD
Layer of permafrost (permanently frozen
ground)
NO trees
17. Which biome has permafrost?
A Taiga B Temperate Forest
C Tundra D Rainforest
18. Which biome is characterized by coniferous trees, such as spruce, fir and pine as
the dominant species of plant growth?
A desert B tundra
C tropical rain forest D taiga
19. Some plants have spines to help protect them from predators.
Why did these plants develop this adaptation?
A They needed sun and nutrients. B They needed to reproduce.
C They needed protection. D They needed water.
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20. Some desert plants have waxy leaves to help them retain water.
Why did these plants develop this adaptation?
A They needed water. B They needed protection.
C They needed to reproduce. D They needed sun and nutrients.
21. Some rainforest vines grow up the trunk of trees to get closer to the sunlight.
Why did this plant develop this adaptation?
A It needed water. B It needed protection.
C It needed to reproduce. D It needed sun and nutrients.
22. Traveling done by an animal to find food and water.
Adaption: birds flying south for the winter
A Hibernation B Locomotion
C Camouflage D Migration
23. A resting state through the winter.
Adaptation: Bear sleeping in a cave during the winter months
A Locomotion B Hibernation
C Migration D Defense
24. Plants with spines and waxy leaves are well suited for life in which environment?
A Tropical Rainfroest B Grassland
C Temperate forest D Desert
25. How do adaptations help animals?
A To escape animals B All of these are correct
C to hunt for food D to survive in their habitats
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