Chapter 6 Quiz : Land Biomes 🌵

As you travel from the north pole toward the equator, you would expect to see

tundra, then grasslands, then tropical rain forests.

Adaptations of desert animals that help them survive in the hot, dry desert often include

searching for food at night

The tundra

Has a layer of soil that is permanently frozen beneath the top soil

Which of the following is not an Anthrome?

Jungles

You're walking through a forest that gets large amounts of rain, has high humidity, and has moderate temperatures with seasons. Where might you be located?

The Pacific Northwest

Tropical rainforests are threatened by

Deforestation in the trade of rain forest plants and animals

Biomes with higher temperature is and less precipitation tend to have

Shorter and less dense vegetation

Chapparal plants usually survive fires because

They can Reese route from small amounts of the surviving plant tissue

Which of the following is not true about temperate deciduous forest?

Trees grow lush green leaves in the spring but lose their leaves in late summer

Which of the following statements is not correct?

Tropical rain forest are resistant to change because the plants contain so many nutrients

Taiga is

a forest biome dominated by coniferous trees, such as pine, fir, and spruce.

If you Visited a savanna, you would likely see

large herds of grazing animals, such as rhinos, gazelles, and giraffes.

The distance north or south of the equator, as measured in degrees, is called

latitude

The main factor that determines what type of plants grow in a biome is

temperature and precipitation