Biomes And Aquatic Ecosystems Question Preview (ID: 37030)


Vocabulary. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms.
a) biome
b) canopy
c) understory
d) desert

A leafy roof formed by tall trees.
a) savanna
b) understory
c) biome
d) canopy

A layer of shorter plants that grow in the shade of a forest canopy.
a) canopy
b) understory
c) savanna
d) tundra

An area that receives less than 25 centimeters of precipitation per year.
a) tundra
b) estuary
c) desert
d) grassland

An area populated by grasses and other nonwoody plants. Precipitation is usually 25-75 centimeters per year.
a) grassland
b) tundra
c) desert
d) neritic zone

A grassland close to the equator that receives as much as 120 centimeters of rain per year.
a) grassland
b) savanna
c) tundra
d) desert

A tree that sheds its leaves and grows new ones each year.
a) deciduous tree
b) coniferous tree
c)
d)

A tree that produces its seeds in cones and that has needle-shaped leaves.
a) deciduous tree
b) coniferous tree
c)
d)

An extremely cold, dry biome.
a) desert
b) savanna
c) tundra
d) grassland

Soil that is frozen all year.
a) estuary
b) permafrost
c) canopy
d) understory

A habitat in which the fresh water of a river meets the salt water of the ocean.
a) permafrost
b) estuary
c) tundra
d) biome

The area between the highest high-tide line and lowest low-tide line.
a) intertidal zone
b) neritic zone
c) desert
d) tundra

The region of shallow ocean water over the continental shelf.
a) tundra
b) estuary
c) intertidal zone
d) neritic zone

Play Games with the Questions above at ReviewGameZone.com
To play games using the questions from above, visit ReviewGameZone.com and enter game ID number: 37030 in the upper right hand corner or click here.

TEACHERS / EDUCATORS
Log In
| Sign Up / Register