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BIOMES: OUR EARTH’S MAJOR LIFE ZONES
Reinforcement
True or False
Directions: Label each statement with a “T” if it is true or “F” if it is false.
____1. The word “biome” is a name to define an area that has a major community of plants and animals. Biome is geographical area w/similar climate and plant/animal life.
____2. Climate has nothing to do with where plants and animals live.
____3. All the plants and animals that live in the ocean’s coastal waters biome also live in the deep ocean biome.
___4. To survive the hot day time periods in the desert, some animals burrow in the
cool ground.
Short Answer
Answer the following in the spaces provided. Use the back of the sheet if necessary.
4. What type of trees annually lose their leaves? ______
5. Name two fresh water environments. ______
6. Which Biome has the most diverse plants and animals? ______
7. What is the name of the hot biome which has a geographical area that receives little rainfall and whose terrain is often dominated by rocks, sand, and overall poor soil? ______
8. Many of the grasslands today are used for what purpose? ______
9. What is another name for the type of grasslands whose trees are able to survive the destructive forces of fire and contain animals such as elephants and zebras? ______
10. The frozen subsoil of the tundra biome often prevents the existence of what type of plant life? ______
Multiple Choice
_____ 1. An extremely cold, dry land biome is the:
a. tundra b. coniferous forest c. deciduous forest d. neritic zone
____ 2. The biome that receives the least amount of rainfall is the:
a. savanna b. desert c. rain forest d. temperate grassland
_____ 3. Our state of Georgia is mostly represented by :
a. deciduous forest b. temperate grassland c. tundra d. savanna
___ 4. The following organisms are found in which biome?
Barrel Cactus, Prickly Pear, Jack Rabbit, and Coyote
a. tundra b. savanna c. desert d. coniferous forest
___ 5. Which of the following statements about savannas is true:
a. They are characterized by a wet season followed by a dry season..
b. Their inhabitants include wolves, bears, foxes, and caribou.
c. They are characterized by steep mountains.
d. They do not receive enough rain to support trees.
BIOMES: OUR EARTH’S MAJOR LIFE ZONES VOCABULARY
Directions: Match the letter of the definition with its term by putting the letter in the blank.
____ 6. tundra
____ 7. biomes
____ 8. deciduous
__9. Prairie grassland
____ 10. conifers
____ 11. predator
___ 12. terrestrial
____ 13. aquatic
____ 14. savanna
____ 15. nutrient
____ 16. ecosystem
____ 17. desert
____ 18. climate
A. any chemical that an organism must take from its
environment in order to survive
B. animal that preys on another organism
C. referring to land or living on land
D. geographical areas that share similar climate and plants
F. taking place in or on water
H. shedding its leaves annually
J. wide grass -covered biome with few trees and buffalo
K. Used to describe biomes without extremes of heat or cold
N. cone-bearing trees, such as pines and their relatives
P. a treeless geographic area where the subsoil is frozen
Q. grassy flat land in hot regions with few trees and elephants
R. those aspects of the weather, such as temperature,
rainfall, and light that influence the life of organisms
S. all the organisms present in a particular area, together with their physical abiotic environment
U. Hot and dry biome