Biomes Quiz

Front 1

Which biome has four seasons and broadleaf trees that loose their leaves in the fall?

Back 1

Deciduous Forest

Front 2

Which biome has long harsh winters, very little rainfall, and permafrost (ground is permanently frozen)?

Back 2

Tundra

Front 3

Which biome has high biodiversity (lots of different types of plants and animals), plentiful rain, and year-round warm temperatures?

Back 3

Rainforest

Front 4

Which biome has a long cold winter and is dominated by conifers (cone trees)?

Back 4

Coniferous Forest (Taiga)

Front 5

Which biome has very few trees, strong winds, and is dominated by grasses?

Back 5

Grassland

Front 6

List five biotic factors.

Back 6

Answers can vary but may include: Decomposers, Scavengers, Producers, Consumers, Herbivores, Carnivores, Omnivores, Plants, Animals, Predators, Prey, Trees, Grass. Anything in a biome that is LIVING.

Front 7

List five abiotic factors.

Back 7

Answers can vary but may include: water, wind, soil, temperature, rocks, sand, rain. Anything in a biome that is NOT living.

Front 8

Name three levels in a basic food chain.

Back 8

Producer -->Primary Consumer-->Secondary Consumer

Front 9

What type of organism breaks down dead bodies and recycles the nutrients into the soil.

Back 9

Decomposers

Front 10

What is another name for an animal that is an herbivore and is eaten by secondary consumers?

Back 10

Primary Consumer

Front 11

What is another word for organisms that use photosynthesis to make their own food?

Back 11

Producer

Front 12

What type of animal eats dead bodies?

Back 12

Scavengers

Front 13

List three examples of physical adaptations an animal might have.

Back 13

Physical adaptations are adaptations of the BODY. Examples might include:
Long necks to reach tops of trees, horns for defense, sharp pointing teeth to rip prey apart.

Front 14

List three behavioral adaptations an animal might have.

Back 14

Behavioral adaptations are adaptations in what the animal or plant DOES. Examples might include: traveling in herds for protection, crouching in grass by a water hole waiting for prey, plants opening and closing their leaves in day or night to conserve water.

Front 15

This biome has low rainfall, little food, high winds, and extreme temperatures (hot or cold).

Back 15

Desert

Front 16

This biome has a non-growing season (either a cold winter or a dry season) where food is scarce.

Back 16

Grassland (grasslands in North America have cold winter but grasslands in Africa have a dry season)

Front 17

This biome has a very long harsh winter with little sunlight, year round frozen permafrost under the soil and a very short growing season.

Back 17

Tundra

Front 18

This biome has a year round growing season and little space for organisms to live and collect light energy.

Back 18

Rainforest

Front 19

This biome has four distinct seasons that include an average winter period when plants do not grow.

Back 19

Deciduous Forest

Front 20

The soil in this biome is filled with pine needles that decompose very slowly. There are not a lot of nutrients in this soil for plants.

Back 20

Coniferous Forest (Taiga)

Front 21

The soil in this biome has very little nutrients. The dead plants are decomposed very quickly and transferred into the plants in this biome. There is not time for the nutrients to collect in the soil.

Back 21

Rainforest

Front 22

The soil in this biome are rich in nutrients because of the decomposition of the leaves that fall to the ground every fall.

Back 22

Deciduous Forest

Front 23

This biome is very rich in nutrients because of the decomposition of grass during the winter or dry season.

Back 23

Grassland

Front 24

This biome has soil that is very low in nutrients and organic matter. It has a lot of sand and does not hold water very well.

Back 24

Desert

Front 25

The soil in this biome has low levels of organic matter and nutrients because of the short growing season, long harsh winter, and permafrost under the soil.

Back 25

Tundra

Front 26

Where is this food chain found?

Nuts such as acorns-->squirrel -->Coyote

Back 26

deciduous forest

Front 27

List one limiting factor for the desert biome.

Back 27

Answers may vary but the obvious one is water! Strong wind too. Strong sunlight (with no shade or cloud protection) would be another.

Front 28

List one limiting factor for the grassland biome.

Back 28

Answers can vary. Examples include: Little shelter (few trees), scarce water at some times during the year(dry or cold season)

Front 29

List one limiting factor for the rainforest biome.

Back 29

Answers can vary. Examples include: space (so crowded), light (little light makes it too forest floor because of tons of plants and tree canopy)

Front 30

List one limiting factor for the tundra biome.

Back 30

Answers can vary. Examples include: warmth (it is sooooo cold during winter), soil (permafrost makes it hard for plant roots to grow)

Front 31

List one limiting factor for the coniferous forest (taiga) biome.

Back 31

Answers can vary. Very short growing season, warm summers and very cold winters

Front 32

List one limiting factor for the Deciduous forest biome.

Back 32

Answers can vary. Hot summers but cold winters - plants and animals have to be able to live in both temperatures.

Front 33

What is one way humans use coniferous forests?

Back 33

Answers can vary. One big one is for logging. We like the wood.

Front 34

What is one way humans use grasslands?

Back 34

Answers can vary but farming is a big one in North America.

Front 35

What is one way humans use rainforest?

Back 35

Answers can vary but we like the land so we cut down the trees. We like paper so we cut down trees. We even like a lot of the seeds, nut and fruit grown here.

Front 36

What is one way humans use tundra?

Back 36

Answers can vary but drilling for oil is a big one.

Front 37

Where is this food chain found?

mesquite pod --> ant --> horned lizard --> hawk

Back 37

Desert

Front 38

Where is this food chain found?

grass -->impala -->lion

Back 38

Grassland

Front 39

Where is this food chain found?

pine cones -->ground squirrel-->grizzly bear

Back 39

Coniferous Forest (Taiga)

Front 40

Where is this food chain found?

algae -->fish-->seal-->polar bear

Back 40

Tundra

Front 41

Where is this food chain found?

wood -->termites-->poison dart frog

Back 41

Rainforest

Front 42

What are abiotic factors?

Back 42

Parts of a biome that aren't living (like light, temperature, wind)

Front 43

What are biotic factors?

Back 43

Parts of a biome that are living (like herbivores, producers, carnivores, etc)

Front 44

What is a population?

Back 44

A population is the number of one type of plant or one type of animal living in one area). e.g. a population of deer in a certain forest or a population of cacti plants in a certain desert

Front 45

What is an omnivore?

Back 45

An animal that eats both plants and animals

Front 46

What is a carnivore?

Back 46

An animal that only eats other animals.

Front 47

What is an herbivore?

Back 47

An animal that only eats plants.