Chapter 31:
Ecosystems and Biomes
Practice Test
1.
What is water in the air that falls to Earth?
a.
carbon dioxide
b.
precipitation
c.
oxygen
d.
nitrogen
Hint
2.
Which biome is made up primarily of grasses?
a.
desert
b.
taiga
c.
grassland
d.
tropical rain forest
Hint
3.
Which biome contains palm trees and orchids?
a.
taiga
b.
grassland
c.
desert
d.
tropical rain forest
Hint
4.
Which biome receives the most precipitation?
a.
taiga
b.
grassland
c.
temperate forest
d.
tropical rain forest
Hint
5.
Which biome contains spruce and fir trees?
a.
desert
b.
grassland
c.
taiga
d.
tundra
Hint
6.
What is Earth's largest ecosystem?
a.
the taiga
b.
the grassland
c.
the saltwater ecosystem
d.
the freshwater ecosystem
Hint
7.
What is the last or final stage of succession in a community?
a.
climax community
b.
epidermis
c.
fossil
d.
dominance
Hint
8.
Which biome has the lowest temperature?
a.
taiga
b.
temperate forest
c.
tundra
d.
grassland
Hint
9.
Which biome contains cacti and small bushes?
a.
taiga
b.
grassland
c.
tundra
d.
desert
Hint
10.
What is the pathway that water takes through the ecosystem?
a.
the life cycle
b.
the water cycle
c.
the nitrogen cycle
d.
the oxygen-carbon dioxide cycle
Hint
