Es Quiz Biomes Part 2

Quiz on Biomes part 2 Name___________________________Date_________Class______ 1. Give a brief definition of biome.

2. What are two important non-biological factors that determine a biome?

3. Name three other factors that determine biome type.

4. The desert biome receives rainfall but is still dry most of the year. Why is this?

5. Deserts are always hot and dry. Critique this statement.

6. Fires and animals are not important to the grassland biome. Critique this statement.

7. The savanna biome is characterized by lot of green lush vegetation and many trees. Show what is incorrect about this statement.

8. Compare and Contrast the tropical dry forest with the tropical rainforest.

9. Why does the tropical rainforest have poor soil?

10. The tropical rainforest has four major parts. What are they?

11. Critique this statement. The brilliant sun hitting the forest floor in the tropical rain forest is the cause of much of the growth there and therefore the plants there are known as sun-loving.

12. Why do most of the trees in the taiga biome not have leaves but needles?

13. The tundra has lots of snakes due to it well drained soil. What is wrong with this statement?

14. Alpine tundra, compare and contrast it with arctic tundra.