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