Biomes Review
Using the word bank below select the biome that best suits the statement.
Word Bank:
Chaparral
Tropical Rainforest
Benthic Zone
Temperate Forest
Plants
Commensalism
Taiga
Estuary
Parasitism
Grassland/Savannah
Intertidal Zones
Predation
Tundra
Pelagic Zone
Mutualism
Desert
Abyssal Zone
Statements:
1. This biome has a climate that is characterized as being tropical/Mediterranean and can be
found on the west coast of continents.
2. This terrestrial (land) biome contains the greatest amount of biodiversity.
3. This biome lies north of 70 degrees North latitude, due to its position very little plant life
is able to exist.
4. This determines the fauna in a region.
5. The fauna in this biome are often cold blooded.
6. This biome is located south of the Tundra but can experience snow for 6-7 months in a
year.
7. This region is characterized by plants that are less than a meter tall and very shrubby in
appearance.
8. Because of their short summers in the Artic plants complete their life cycle in one season.
What biome is this located in?
9. This biome experiences four distinct seasons.
10. This biome can have very high temperature shifts from day time to night time
temperatures.
11. This biome sees 12 hours of sunlight year round and has very little shifts in temperature
throughout the year.
12. In this biome many of the plants have two root systems, one that fans out near the surface
and another that goes much further down and spreads very little.
13. This biome covers most of Europe and the Eastern United States and has a very nutrient
rich soil due to lots of decomposing material.
14. An ecosystem with plenty of __________ tends to be able to support a larger number of
living organisms. This biome contains two types of forest, closed and lichen woodland.
15. Where would you find brackish water?
16. Where would you find organisms that have adaptations for life on land and underwater?
17. This zone has an estimated 90% of organisms are bioluminescent.
18. This zone has the greatest biodiversity.
19. This zone is considered the open ocean and contains marine mammals.
20. This zone is found below the pelagic but is not considered the deep ocean.
21. This zone is where most photosynthesis in the ocean takes place.
22. Lions eating a zebra would be an example of what type of interaction?
23. A large grouper fish is being cleaned by a cleaner fish, what type of interaction is this?
24. As a buffalo walks it causes bugs to scatter and an egret eats them, what kind of
interaction is there between the buffalo and the egret?
25. A tapeworm is inside a human host causing nausea and weight loss, what kind of
interaction is there between the human and tapeworm?
26. A spider who takes a ride on a human to cross a stream is an example of which
interaction?
Short Answer
What three things determine what kind of terrestrial (land) biome will be in a specific area?
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What three things determine what kind of aquatic biome will be in a specific area?
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Give some examples of adaptations the fauna in the tundra would have.
Give some examples of adaptations the flora in the desert would have.