Biome Unit Study Guide
Directions: Please answer the following questions. You may see the same or similar ones on the test. DO NOT just memorize the answers because they will not be in the same order and there WILL be different questions. Study this as well as your interactive notebook for the test. Happy studying! 
1.
What is a biome? a.
an instrument used to fix cars b.
a place in the world with living things and a certain climate c.
c. an animal that lives in a habitat
2. Which of these describes the climate of the tundra? a. hot temperatures and little precipitation b. cold temperature and much precipitation c. cold temperature and little precipitation
3. Which of these is an adaptation of the plants in the tundra? a. they grow tall b. they store water in their leaves c. they do not grow very tall
4. What is the adaptation of the sandbox tree? a. it contains thorns and sap with poison b. it stores water in its roots c. it grows slowly
5. How do some animals survive the harsh tundra winters? a. store food in trees b. hunt at night c. hibernate or build tunnels underground
6. What is the most common tree in the TAIGA? a. evergreens b. lichens c. grasses

7. Which biome means that the leaves fall of the trees? a. deciduous forest b. tundra c. tropical rain forest
8. How many layers does the deciduous forest have? a. 3 b. 4 c. 2
9. How many layers does the tropical rain forest have? a. 3 b. 4 c. 2
10. Which of these describes the climate of the rain forest? a. hot, rainy and humid c. cold and dry b. cold, rainy and humid
11. The climate in the desert is? a. hot and humid all the time b. very hot during the day and cold at night c. temperate
12. What does the tundra have that no other biome has? a. snow b. water c. permafrost
13. What biome has the least amount of humans? a. grassland b. tundra c. taiga
14. Name the 4 layer s of the deciduous forest:
1.__________________________________________________________
2.__________________________________________________________
3.__________________________________________________________
4.__________________________________________________________
15. Name the 3 layers of the rain forest:
1. ______________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________
3._______________________________________________________________

16. Choose one biome and write 4 facts about it. It cannot be a biome that you created for the biome dioramas. HINT: I would write and study ALL three biomes that you did not create!!!
1.______________________________________________________________________
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2.______________________________________________________________________
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3.______________________________________________________________________
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4.______________________________________________________________________
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Matching
1.
______ Biome that is cold and has little precipitation.
2.
_____ Biome that has cold winters, warm summers, and uneven precipitation.
3.
_______ Biome in which many broad-leaf trees grow.
4.
_______ Biome that receives less than 25 cm of rain each year.
5.
__________ Biome in which the main plant life is evergreen trees.
6.
________ Biome that has high temperatures and a large amount of rain. a.
deciduous forest b.
desert c.
grassland d.
taiga e.
tropical rain forest f.
tundra
Fill in the blank.
1.
The average weather conditions over a long time are a region’s _____________.
2.
A _________________ is a large region that has certain climate conditions and certain kinds of organisms adapted for survival in those conditions.
Biome Climate

Carnivores eat______________. a.
plants b.
animals
Matching
Draw a line from the animal to their biome.
Lemming Tropical Rain Forest
Sloth Desert
Crossbill Taiga
Squirrel Deciduous Forest
Rattlesnake Tundra
Prairie Dog Grassland
The deciduous forest, the grassland, and the desert have different climates because of
________________________. a.
the amount of rainfall b.
the number of plants
The _____________________ is close to the equator so the sun is overhead causing it to be warm most of the time. a.
rain forest b.
b. desert
The taiga and grasslands are _____________________ the equator so they do not get as warm. a.
farther from b.
closer to
The taiga and tundra have ______________ winters. a.
colder b.
warmer