Online Test Practice Biomes and Ecosystems - St. Ambrose School
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Online Test Practice
Online Test Practice
Biomes and Ecosystems
1. Which are usually shallow and filled with an abundance of plant and animal life? Need a Hint?
A.
ponds
B.
oceans
C.
rivers
D.
lakes
2. Which biome is characterized by the coldest temperatures? Need a Hint?
A.
tundra
B.
grassland
C.
temperate deciduous forest
D.
taiga
3. The average weather conditions affecting a biome is called ____. Need a Hint?
A.
temperate condition
B.
precipitation
C.
tundra
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D.
climate
4. The first organisms to appear during ecological succession are called ____. Need a Hint?
A.
succession plants
B.
pioneer species
C.
climax communities
D.
primary organisms
5. Which of these animals might be found living in a taiga? Need a Hint?
A.
moose
B.
kangaroo rat
C.
zebra
D.
lizard
6. What biome is found at the farthest north latitudes? Need a Hint?
A.
grassland
B.
tundra
C.
temperate rain forest
D.
estuaries
7. Warm temperatures and large amounts of rainfall characterize which biome? Need a Hint? http://connected.mcgrawhill.com/media/repository/protected_content/COMPOUND/50000024/23/51/263_test/263_test.html?mghCourseID=5569HTYST3NXR…
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A.
desert
B.
tundra
C.
temperate grassland
D.
tropical rain forest
8. Why are parts of Antarctica considered to be a desert? Need a Hint?
A.
These areas are known for very large snow storms.
B.
It is hot during the day and cold at night in these areas.
C.
There are only small trees and penguins in these areas.
D.
The areas receive less than 5 cm of precipitation per year.
9. Which plant is typically found in grasslands? Need a Hint?
A.
rice
B.
corn
C.
cactus
D.
moss
10. What types of organisms would be found in this stage of primary succession? Need a Hint?
A.
moss and lichens
B.
grasses
C.
trees
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D.
shrubs and low plants.
11. Primary succession begins in an area without __________. Need a Hint?
A.
air
B.
wind
C.
sunlight
D.
soil
12. Which is a forest biome consisting mostly of conebearing evergreen trees? Need a Hint?
A.
taiga
B.
desert
C.
temperate deciduous forest
D.
tundra
13. What evidence is there that figure B shows the climax community in this example of succession? Need a Hint?
A. B.
The sky is a darker color. There are dead trees in the forest, but new trees are growing, so the forest community is stable.
C.
There are more trees in figure b than in figure A.
D.
There are more pines and other evergreen trees.
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14. After a house is torn down, the land it stood on begins to have grass and weeds. What is this an example of? Need a Hint?
A.
eutrophication
B.
climax community
C.
secondary succession
D.
primary succession
15. What is a pioneer species? Need a Hint?
A.
the last species to evolve
B.
the first species to evolve
C.
the first species that colonize new or undisturbed land
D.
the first species that can be used for food for humans
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Online Test Practice
Biomes and Ecosystems
1. Which are usually shallow and filled with an abundance of plant and animal life? Need a Hint?
A.
ponds
B.
oceans
C.
rivers
D.
lakes
2. Which biome is characterized by the coldest temperatures? Need a Hint?
A.
tundra
B.
grassland
C.
temperate deciduous forest
D.
taiga
3. The average weather conditions affecting a biome is called ____. Need a Hint?
A.
temperate condition
B.
precipitation
C.
tundra
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D.
climate
4. The first organisms to appear during ecological succession are called ____. Need a Hint?
A.
succession plants
B.
pioneer species
C.
climax communities
D.
primary organisms
5. Which of these animals might be found living in a taiga? Need a Hint?
A.
moose
B.
kangaroo rat
C.
zebra
D.
lizard
6. What biome is found at the farthest north latitudes? Need a Hint?
A.
grassland
B.
tundra
C.
temperate rain forest
D.
estuaries
7. Warm temperatures and large amounts of rainfall characterize which biome? Need a Hint? http://connected.mcgrawhill.com/media/repository/protected_content/COMPOUND/50000024/23/51/263_test/263_test.html?mghCourseID=5569HTYST3NXR…
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A.
desert
B.
tundra
C.
temperate grassland
D.
tropical rain forest
8. Why are parts of Antarctica considered to be a desert? Need a Hint?
A.
These areas are known for very large snow storms.
B.
It is hot during the day and cold at night in these areas.
C.
There are only small trees and penguins in these areas.
D.
The areas receive less than 5 cm of precipitation per year.
9. Which plant is typically found in grasslands? Need a Hint?
A.
rice
B.
corn
C.
cactus
D.
moss
10. What types of organisms would be found in this stage of primary succession? Need a Hint?
A.
moss and lichens
B.
grasses
C.
trees
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D.
shrubs and low plants.
11. Primary succession begins in an area without __________. Need a Hint?
A.
air
B.
wind
C.
sunlight
D.
soil
12. Which is a forest biome consisting mostly of conebearing evergreen trees? Need a Hint?
A.
taiga
B.
desert
C.
temperate deciduous forest
D.
tundra
13. What evidence is there that figure B shows the climax community in this example of succession? Need a Hint?
A. B.
The sky is a darker color. There are dead trees in the forest, but new trees are growing, so the forest community is stable.
C.
There are more trees in figure b than in figure A.
D.
There are more pines and other evergreen trees.
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14. After a house is torn down, the land it stood on begins to have grass and weeds. What is this an example of? Need a Hint?
A.
eutrophication
B.
climax community
C.
secondary succession
D.
primary succession
15. What is a pioneer species? Need a Hint?
A.
the last species to evolve
B.
the first species to evolve
C.
the first species that colonize new or undisturbed land
D.
the first species that can be used for food for humans
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