Vocabulary
Review Main ideas
Biomes 1
Biomes 2
Multiple Choice
100
area made up of organisms and nonliving things
Ecosystem
100
rain, sleet, hail, and snow are examples of ________________________.
precipitation.
100
This biome is the coldest biome. It almost treeless. It has very harsh winters 9 months out of the year
Tundra
100
Why can't large tall trees grow in the Tundra?
Because of permafrost
100
Which is not a biome? (A) tundra (B) Saltwater (C) Freshwater (D) Beach
D. Beach
200
circular pathway in which water moves through the environment (terms include precipitation, condensation, and evaporation)
water cycle
200
True or False. Water, air, minerals and soil are considered to be living organisms.
False, they are nonliving
200
This biome is just south of the Tundra. It does not have permafrost. National Parks are located here.
Taiga
200
Much of the lumber comes from this biome's conifer forests.
Taiga
200
Energy and nutrients are passed from one organism to another in (a) producer consumer cycle (b) water cycle (c) nitrogen cycle (d) food chain
D. Food chain
300
circular pathway in which carbon dioxide and oxygen move through our environment. Photosynthesis is an important part of this cycle
Carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle
300
The word cycle comes from the Greek work that means ______________.
Circle
300
A biome with high temperatures all year and much rainfall
Tropical Rainforest
300
This biome is characterized by trees that lose their leaves in the fall
Temperate Deciduous Forest
300
A mushroom is an example of a (a) herbivore (b) omnivore (c) decomposer (d) carnivore
(c) decomposer
400
ground that is permanently frozen
Permafrost
400
True or False. Nearly 80% of air consists of nitrogen.
True
400
An overlapping biome where saltwater and freshwater combine
Estuary
400
This biome gets less than 25 centimeters of rainfall each year
Desert
400
Food chains that are linked together in a community form a (a) biome (b) carbon-dioxide cycle (c) an ecosystem (d) a food web
(d) a food web
500
distance north or south of the equator
Latitude
500
Lightening plays a role in which cycle? (a) Carbon-Dioxide-Oxygen Cycle (b) Water Cycle (c) Nitrogen Cycle
(c) Nitrogen Cycle
500
The world's largest biome
Salt water biome
500
This biome includes rivers and streams
The freshwater biome
500
Condensation and evaporation are terms you would find in the (a) nitrogen cycle (b) water cycle (c) carbon-dioxide oxygen cycle (d) Respiration
(b) water cycle
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