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Biomes And Ecosystems Chapter 9
Test Description: MH 9
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which land biome covers the most area on Earth?
A
temperate deciduous forest
B
grassland
C
taiga
D
desert
2) What is the main way people have reduced habitats for wild species in grasslands?
A
all of the above
B
making roads
C
plowing the land for cereal crops
D
building homes
3) Which of the following biomes has weather that is warm and wet year-round?
A
taiga
B
grassland
C
tropical rain forest
D
desert
4) Why have people cleared so much of Earth’s tropical rain forests?
A
farms
B
lumber
C
all of the above
D
ranches
5) How do temperate rain forests differ from tropical rain forests?
A
Temp. r. f. have nutrient rich soil, allowing trees to grow back when harvested, while trop. r. f. have nutrient poor soil.
B
all of the above
C
Temperate rain forests are moist year round and tropical rain forests stay dry most of the year.
D
Temperate rain forests are a source of lumber while tropical rain forests are not.
6) In which biome does drilling for oil and gas interrupt migration patterns?
A
tundra
B
desert
C
taiga
D
grassland
7) dominant plants lose their leaves every autumn
A
temperate rain forest
B
tropical rain forest
C
temperate deciduous forest
D
tundra
8) dominant plants are cone-bearing evergreen trees
A
desert
B
grassland
C
taiga
D
tropical rain forest
9) dominant plants are grasses
A
grassland
B
tundra
C
taiga
D
desert
10) cold, dry, treeless biomes in far north
A
tundra
B
temperate rain forest
C
desert
D
taiga
11) . populated by moose, bears, lynx, shrews, foxes
A
tundra
B
desert
C
taiga
D
grassland
12) perfect for growing crops and raising cattle and sheep
A
desert
B
grassland
C
tundra
D
taiga
13) dominant plants are firs, spruces, and cedars that grow very high
A
tropical rain forest
B
grassland
C
temperate deciduous forest
D
temperate rain forest
14) Which is NOT an aquatic ecosystem?
A
taiga
B
freshwater
C
wetland
D
estuary
15) How do people use water from freshwater ecosystems?
A
all of the options
B
bathing
C
drinking
D
crop irrigation
16) Wetlands contain which of the following?
A
either freshwater or saltwater
B
only freshwater
C
only saltwater
D
very little nutrients
17) What are areas where freshwater meets saltwater called?
A
estuaries
B
wetlands
C
coastal byways
D
intertidal zones
18) Which natural disaster is made worse when people destroy estuaries?
A
drought
B
earthquake
C
flooding and storm damage
D
tornados
19) In the open ocean, where does photosynthesis take place?
A
from 1,000 m to 200 m
B
in all the zones
C
from the ocean floor to a depth of 1,000 m
D
from 200 m to the surface
20) What special adaptations do intertidal species have?
A
2. adaptations for surviving exposure to air
B
1. adaptations to resist UV rays
C
3. adaptations for surviving heavy waves
D
both 2 and 3
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