Biomes
Name________________________________________ Period_______
1) What are the two most important factors to determine the climate in any biome?
a) Temperature & precipitation
b) Prevailing winds & precipitation
c) Mountain ranges & temperature
d) Prevailing winds & mountain ranges
2) Duane described two of the water biomes as follows:
Biome 1 has less than 1% salt and fast-moving water which is high in dissolved oxygen.
Biome 2 has high salt concentrations and contains the coral reef. Which of the following is
accurate about these two biomes?
a) Biome 1 – Freshwater
Biome 2 – Marine
b) Biome 1 – Freshwater
Biome 2 – Estuary
c) Biome 1 – Estuary
Biome 2 – Marine
d) Biome 1 – Estuary
Biome 2 – Freshwater
3) Arrange the land biomes in order from least precipitation to most precipitation.
a) desert, grasslands, tundra, taiga, tropical rainforest, temperate deciduous forest
b) desert, tundra, grasslands, taiga, temperate deciduous forest, tropical rainforest
c) tundra, taiga, desert, grasslands, temperate deciduous forest, tropical rainforest
d) tundra, desert, grasslands, taiga, tropical rainforest, temperate deciduous forest
4) Ashley is investigating the conditions of the biome in which Georgia is located, and
discovers that it has four distinct seasons and organisms such as deer, oak trees, maple
trees, and foxes. Which biome is Shannon studying?
a) desert
b) grassland
c) tundra
d) temperate deciduous forest
5) When Santa Claus leaves the North Pole to visit Ben’s house, he observes the plants of the
tundra biome before he gets to Douglas County, Georgia. Plants living in a tundra biome
have adapted to which of these conditions?
a) little precipitation, hot days and cold nights, fertile soil
b) heavy rainfall, warm temperatures and thin soil
c) little precipitation, cold temperatures and thin soil
d) heavy rainfall, warm days and cold nights, fertile soil
6) In biology, Amber studies the major biomes of Earth. In which biome do herds of
herbivores, such as zebras, elephants, and giraffes live?
a) taiga
b) desert
c) tundra
d) grassland
7) Miguel visits the portion of the Savannah River in Georgia where salt water and fresh water
mix. What type of community is Miguel visiting?
a) an estuary community
b) a marine community
c) a freshwater swamp community
d) a coral reef community
Precipitation Totals per Biome
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180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
A
B
C
D
8) If the graph represents precipitation totals in a biome, which biome would be represented by
letter A?
a) desert
b) tropical rain forest
c) taiga
d) temperate deciduous forest
9) One of the Earth’s biomes receives at least 200 centimeters of rain per year, has a
temperature range of 25 degrees Celsius to 30 degrees Celsius, has poor soil, and is home
to monkeys, toucans, and jaguars. Which of these biomes does this describe?
a) taiga
b) tropical rainforest
c) temperate grassland
d) temperate deciduous forest
10) Joey and Zach love to go camping. Their favorite place to camp is covered with evergreen
trees. Hunter always brings his camera to take pictures of moose, bears and lynx. They
usually go during the short summer to avoid the large amounts of snowfall this biome
receives in winter. Which biome are Joey and Zach visiting?
a) taiga
b) tundra
c) temperate grassland
d) temperate deciduous forest
11) Permanently frozen soil in which trees generally cannot grow is called
a) permafrost
b) everfreeze
c) evanescence
d) everfrost
Matching
Match each biome with the correct description below.
a. tundra
b. tropical rain forest
c. temperate deciduous forest
d. grassland
____ 12. biome for the state of Georgia
____ 13. has greatest biodiversity (variety of organisms) on Earth
____ 14. dominant plants are grasses
____ 15. cold, dry, treeless biome in far north
Match each biome with the correct location below.
a. desert
b. tropical rain forest
c. temperate deciduous forest
d. tundra
____ 16. the driest biome found at the mid-latitudes
____ 17. the only biome with permafrost
____ 18. the biome that receives the most rainfall
____ 19. dominant plants lose their leaves every autumn