Biomes Review

Chapter 42

Which of the following would be considered to be a biotic component of an environment?

• Fungi • Soil • Water • Fire

What is an example of a structural adaptation that might be found in the temperate rainforest biome?

• Rodents live on the forest floor to retrieve seeds and nuts that fall from the trees

• Fungi and ferns establish themselves in areas with high moisture, low sunlight and large amounts of waste materials on the forest floor

• Mosses and lichens attach themselves high in trees to receive both moisture and sunlight

• Many birds have a long, narrow beak for retrieving insects from tree bark

The following climatograph if for Wellington, New Zealand.

Based on this climatograph, in which biome would you expect Wellington to be?• Temperate deciduous rainforest • Boreal forest • Temperate rainforest • Tropical rainforest

Which biome has a great diversity of plant and animal species, but has few large

mammal species?

• Temperate deciduous rainforest • Boreal forest • Tropical rainforest • Temperate rainforest

The following graph depicts the relationship between average temperature, average precipitation and the world’s biomes.

Winnipeg, Manitoba has an average temperature of 2°C, and an average precipitation of 51.3 cm. Which biome would Winnipeg likely be included in?• Tropical rainforest • Temperate deciduous rainforest • Temperate rainforest • Desert

What type of animal lives in a tropical rainforest?

• A. white-tailed deer • B. white rhinoceros • C. golden lion tamarin • D. scorpion

In which of the following biomes would you most likely find in a black bear?

• A. Northwestern Coniferous forest • B. Desert • C. Tundra • D. Tropical Dry forest

Which of the following plants would you most likely find in a Desert?

• A. Grass • B. Sitka spruce • C. large woody vines • D. Cacti

Cactus

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• This forest has cold winters that halt plant growth for several months.In autumn the deciduous trees shed their leaves. In the spring small plants burst out the ground.

• A. Tundra • B. Desert • C. Temperate forest • D. Tropical savanna

• Which two bomes have the least amount of precipitation?

• A. Tundra and Desert • B. Boreal forest and Temperate woodland • C. Tropical rain forest and Temperate grassland • D. Tropical savanna and Tropical dry forest •

• Which animal would be found in a biome that has cold, moderate winters, warm summers, fertile soils, and is home to a variety of vegetation, such as coniferous trees, broadleaf deciduos trees, and flowering shurbs.

• A. caribou • B. polar bear • C. iguana • D. whitetail deer

• Which biome is charaterized by very low temperatures, little precipitation, and permafrost?

• A. Desert • B. Tundra • C. Tropical dry forest • D. Temperate forest

• Where would you find Taiga? • A. at the poles • B. at the equator • C. near the poles • D. at the coast •

• Which biome has cold winters and warm summers?

• A. Desert • B. Tundra • C. tropical savanna • D. weather

What are the four layers of vegetation in the tropical rainforest

The largest rainforest is ____

• It is located in ____________

To which biome does this flower belong to?

• Which two biomes are the most similar with regard to rainfall?tundra & taigatundra & desertrain forest & savannatemperate forest & prairie

Which biome is characterized by a layer of permafrost?

•taigasavannachaparraltundra

Biodiversity is greatest in which biome?

• taigapolarrain forestsavanna

• In which biome of Africa would you find lions, giraffes, and elephants?savannachaparraldeserttropical rain forest

• The eastern portion of the United States is dominated by what biome? temperate forestdeserttaigaprairie

Questions (posted by Students)

• What are the characteristics of tropical rainforests?

• What biome is dry and has less than 10 inches of rainfall?

• List any two animals of desert and explain how they are adapted to live there

• Describe desert and tundra in terms of temperature and precipitation

• Compare tropical rainforest and desert.

--• Explain how animals and plants adapt themselves to the hot

desert conditions• Briefly explain how forest fires are useful• How does the climate affect the biodiversity of a particular

place?

• Which biome has the highest biodiversity?• Which biome lay along the edges of the tropical deciduous

forest?• Is the soil in rainforest good for agriculture and why?• What is the purpose of thorns on the cactus?