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Study Guide: Biomes
Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. All of the following are likely areas for secondary succession EXCEPT ______. a. flooded land c. abandoned logging areas b. exposed coral reefs d. the land after a forest fire
____ 2. A ______ biome is a cold, dry area where the sun barely rises during winter. a. coniferous forest c. grassland b. temperate deciduous forest d. tundra
____ 3. Temperate deciduous forests have all of the following EXCEPT ______. a. poor soil for plants b. four seasons c. trees that lose leaves in autumn d. precipitations throughout the year
____ 4. Grassland biomes have all of the following EXCEPT ______. a. grass for grazing animals c. slight temperature range b. wet season d. wheat fields
____ 5. Deserts have all of the following EXCEPT ______. a. little rainfall b. little wind c. soil with little organic matter d. few large animals
Completion Complete each statement.
- a community that has reached a stable stage of ecological succession ____________________
- the normal, gradual changes that occur in the types of species that live in an area ____________________
- the portion of the shoreline that is covered with water at high tide and exposed to the air during low tide
- temperate and tropical regions that receive between 25 cm and 75 cm of precipitation a year and have climax communities of grasses ____________________
- forest with warm temperatures, wet weather, and lush plant growth ____________________
- forest dominated by climax communities of trees that lose their leaves every autumn ____________________
- large geographic areas that have similar climates and ecosystems ____________________
- a cold, dry, treeless region, sometimes called a cold desert ____________________
- a cold forest region dominated by cone-bearing evergreen trees ____________________
- the driest biome, often covered with a thin, sandy, or gravelly soil, contains little organic matter
- the area where a river meets an ocean contains both freshwater and salt water ____________________
- regions that are wet for all or most of a year ____________________
- ecosystems formed from the calcium carbonate shells secreted by animals ____________________
- The first living things to arrive at a primary succession: ____________________
Write the name of the biome where each of the following organisms can be found.
- cactus: ____________________
- bison: ____________________
- deer: ____________________
- cedars: ____________________
- monkeys: ____________________
- moose: ____________________
- wheat: ____________________
- oaks: ____________________
- polar bears: ____________________
- kangaroo rats: ____________________
Matching
Match each item with the correct statement below. Some items may not be used. a. biomes g. plankton b. climax community h. climate c. ecological succession i. primary succession d. estuary j. secondary succession e. permafrost k. lighted zones f. pioneer community l. water table
____ 30. average weather pattern in an area over a long period of time
____ 31. gradual changes that occur in the types of species that live in an area ____ 32. development of new communities in newly created land areas without any soil
____ 33. takes place in an area with soil that was once the home of living organisms
____ 34. an area that has reached a stable stage of ecological succession
____ 35. large geographic areas with similar climates and ecosystems
____ 36. soil layer below the thawed surface in tundra and taiga biomes
____ 37. foundation of open ocean food chain ____ 38. area where a river meets the ocean
Match the location and wildlife with the correct biomes. Biomes may be used more than once. a. taiga e. tropical rain forest b. temperate deciduous forest f. tundra c. desert g. temperate rain forest d. grassland
____ 39. Douglas fir; spruce; black bear; cougar
Chapter 14 Study Guide: Biomes
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: B
2. ANS: D
3. ANS: A
4. ANS: C
5. ANS: B
COMPLETION
- ANS: climax community
- ANS: succession
- ANS: intertidal zone
- ANS: grasslands
- ANS: tropical rain forest
- ANS: temperate deciduous forest
- ANS: biomes
- ANS: tundra
- ANS: taiga
- ANS: desert
- ANS: estuary
- ANS: wetlands
- ANS: coral reefs
- ANS: pioneer species
- ANS: desert
- ANS: grassland
- ANS: deciduous forest
- ANS: taiga
- ANS: tropical rain forest
- ANS: taiga
- ANS: grassland
- ANS: deciduous forest
- ANS: tundra
- ANS: desert
MATCHING
30. ANS: H
31. ANS: C
32. ANS: I
33. ANS: J
34. ANS: B
35. ANS: A
36. ANS: E
37. ANS: G
38. ANS: D
39. ANS: G
40. ANS: B
41. ANS: D
42. ANS: A
43. ANS: E
44. ANS: B
45. ANS: C
46. ANS: F
47. ANS: E
SHORT ANSWER
48. ANS:
Products that come from wetlands, including fish, shellfish, cranberries, and other plants, are valuable resources.
49. ANS:
a. tundra b. taiga c. grassland d. temperate deciduous forest
