QUIZ: Biomes, Carrying Capacity, Limiting Factors

Question 1

biomes are..

Answer 1

large geographical areas that are characterized by climate, dominant plant life, and animal life

Question 2

name the 7 types of biomes

Answer 2

1. tundra
2. taiga/coniferous forest
3. temperate/deciduous forest
4. tropical rain forest
5. desert
6. grassland
7. marine

Question 3

tundra climate

Answer 3

very low precipitation, cold, subsoil suffers from permafrost (permanently frozen)

Question 4

tundra plant life

Answer 4

shallow root plants (subsoil frozen). Characteristic plants include grasses, mosses, wildflowers

Question 5

tundra animal life

Answer 5

Arctic Fox, Arctic Hare, Polar Bears

Question 6

taiga/ coniferous forest climate

Answer 6

low precipitation but more than the tundra. Four seasons but summer is short.

Question 7

taiga/ coniferous forest plant life

Answer 7

coniferous trees (evergreens), such as fir, pine, and hemlock.

Question 8

taiga/coniferous forest animal life

Answer 8

grizzly bear, moose, wolverine

Question 9

temperate/deciduous forest climate

Answer 9

moderate rainfall. Four equal length seasons. Moderate temperatures

Question 10

temperate/deciduous forest plant life

Answer 10

the dominant plants in this biome are the deciduous
trees, (trees that lose their leaves in the fall). Beech, Maple, Oak, and Hickory trees are the dominant plant life forms for most areas in this biome.

Question 11

temperate/deciduous forest animal life

Answer 11

Black Bear, Grey Squirrel, Fox

Question 12

what biome is New York state in?

Answer 12

temperate/deciduous forest

Question 13

tropical rain forest climate

Answer 13

high amount of precipitation. Essentially, two seasons, (wet season and dry season).

Question 14

tropical rain forest plant life

Answer 14

has the greatest variety of life, (biodiversity), of all
land biomes. No characteristic plant as it depends on where the biome is found. One characteristic that many plants have are very wide leaves, such as palm trees

Question 15

tropical rain forest animal life

Answer 15

there is no characteristic animal as it depends on where the biome is located. However, some examples are parrots, monkeys, snakes, Jaguars, sloths.

Question 16

desert climate

Answer 16

very hot during the day. Of all biomes, it has the greatest daily fluctuations in temperature. Very little precipitation, (arid).

Question 17

desert plant life

Answer 17

drought resistant plants, such as the cactus.

Question 18

desert animal life

Answer 18

camels, lizards, insects

Question 19

of all biomes, which is the most fragile (easiest to upset)?

Answer 19

desert

Question 20

grassland climate

Answer 20

low precipitation. Windy. Cold winters, warm summers

Question 21

grassland plant life

Answer 21

grass

Question 22

grassland animal life

Answer 22

large herbivores (bison, zebra), and large
carnivores (wolf, lion)

Question 23

marine biome is the

Answer 23

Largest of all the biomes (made up of the oceans, seas, bays,
etc.)

Question 24

marine biome is the most…..of all biomes

Answer 24

stable of all biomes (temperature and amount of water)

Question 25

of all biomes, the marine biome has the greatest…

Answer 25

biodiversity (variety of life). As such, there is no characteristic plant or animal life, it would depend on where in the ocean we were looking.

Question 26

carrying capacity is defined as the

Answer 26

maximum number of
organisms/species an ecosystem can support based on its resources.

Question 27

limiting factors are

Answer 27

things in an ecosystem that control the size of a population

Question 28

limiting factors could be

Answer 28

biotic or abiotic

Question 29

biotic limiting factors

Answer 29

food, predators

Question 30

abiotic limiting factors

Answer 30

water, temperature, oxygen levels, salt content, light.

Question 31

grass land are

Answer 31

generally large flat areas