BIOMES

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Which biome has some low-growing vegetation, but cannot support trees because of a permanently frozen layer of soil?

temperate grassland

tundra

temperate deciduous forest

tropical seasonal (monsoon) forest

boreal forest

1 point

Deserts are most extensive in the interiors of continents

True

False

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What type of weather would you expect to find at the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ)?

Warm and rainy weather

Dry and cool weather

Dry and warm weather

Cool and rainy weather

Warm in the summer and cool in the winter

1 point

Which biome is characterized by the presence of permafrost?

woodland

boreal forest

temperate seasonal forest

tundra

temperate grassland

1 point

Which of the following is the Earth’s most diverse biome?

Wetlands

temperate seasonal forest

tropical rain forest

deserts

grasslands

1 point

Which of the following are examples of wetlands?
I. Swamps
II. Marshes
III. Bogs

I only

II only

III only

I and II

I, II, and III

1 point

Which biome has plants with adaptations that prevent water loss, such as smaller leaves with few pores for gas exchange?

temperate seasonal forest

tropical rain forest

woodland

temperate rain forest

subtropical desert

1 point

What factors are used to classify a biome?
I. Average temperature
II. Average precipitation
III. Distinctive plants adapted to area

I only

II only

III only

I and II

I, II, & III

1 point

Which of the following animals would most likely be found in a temperate deciduous forest?

leopards

caribou

deer

monkeys

10.

1 point

The biome that makes up most of the central part of the United States is

rain forest

tundra

deciduous forest

temperate grassland

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