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Which biome is located immediately below the Arctic Circle?
a) tundra
b) taiga
c) grassland
d) temperate deciduous forest
Which biome covers most of Canada and Russia and is responsible for make a third of Earth's oxygen?
a) tundra
b) taiga
c) grassland
d) temperate deciduous forest
Which biome is located in the eastern third of the United States, most of Europe, and Japan?
a) tundra
b) taiga
c) grassland
d) temperate deciduous forest
Which biome is located near the equatorial regions of the Amazon, the Congo River basin, and Southeast Asia?
a) desert
b) prairie
c) savanna
d) tropical rainforest
Which biome covers most of Australia, the Middle East, northern parts of Africa, and the southwestern corner of the USA?
a) desert
b) prairie
c) savanna
d) tropical rainforest
Which biome is located in the middle of the USA, Africa, and parts of South America, Europe, and Russia?
a) tundra
b) taiga
c) grassland
d) temperate deciduous forest
Which biome lacks trees due to its permanently frozen subsoil and year-round cold temperatures?
a) tundra
b) taiga
c) grassland
d) desert
Which biome is dominated by evergreen coniferous trees like fir, spruce, and hemlock?
a) tundra
b) taiga
c) temperate deciduous forest
d) tropical rainforest
Which biome has four distinct seasons and is home to trees that shed their leaves in winter?
a) taiga
b) grassland
c) temperate deciduous forest
d) tropical rainforest
Which biome is known for its arid conditions and extreme 24 hour temperature swings?
a) desert
b) prairie
c) savanna
d) tundra
Which biome is home to broadleaf evergreen trees often covered in climbing vines and epiphytes?
a) taiga
b) grassland
c) temperate deciduous forest
d) tropical rainforest
Which biome's climate is divided into two distinct seasons, winter and summer, or wet and dry seasons?
a) tundra
b) desert
c) grassland
d) temperate deciduous forest
In which biome would you find few trees, tall grasses, and large grazing herbivores?
a) tundra
b) taiga
c) grassland
d) temperate deciduous forest
Which statement describes the climate of a tropical rainforest?
a) Warm and arid year round with average amounts of precipitation
b) Warm and wet year round with high amounts of precipitation
c) Warm and humid year round with below average amounts of precipitation
d) Warm and dry year round with high amounts of precipitation
Which animals would be found in the prairie of North America?
a) zebras, gazelles, hyenas, lions
b) bears, raccoons, bobcats, squirrels
c) lizards, hawks, foxes, scorpions
d) bison, antelope, burrowing rodents
Which term refers to permanently frozen subsoil?
a) humus
b) deciduous
c) permafrost
d) biodiversity
Which term refers to the rich, fertile soil produced from decaying leaves?
a) humus
b) deciduous
c) biodiversity
d) arid
Which term refers to trees that shed their leaves?
a) evergreen
b) deciduous
c) broadleaf
d) epiphyte
Which term refers to the variety of life in a given area?
a) biodiversity
b) biome
c) climax community
d) indicator species
Which two biomes receive the least amount of precipitation?
a) tundra and taiga
b) desert and taiga
c) tundra and desert
d) desert and grassland
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