Chapter 26 Biomes

Chapter 26 Biomes

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

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Multiple Choice Questions

1. Terrestrial biotic communities as they occur on a continental or global scale are referred to as __________.
   A.  environments
   B.  communes
   C.  ecoregions
   D.  biomes
   E.  species groups

2. Biomes are characterized by _______________ adapted to the climate of the region, which includes temperature, rainfall, elevation, seasonality, etc
   A. communities of plants and animals
   B.  ecosystems
   C.  abiotic elements
   D.  human dwellings
   E.  All of the above

3. When high winds tear away matted vegetation of tundra, the resulting barren patch is called a ______________.
   A. sink
   B.  permafrost oasis
   C.  blowout
   D.  arctic scar
   E.  vernal pool

4. The most fragile of the biomes is the
   A.tundra.
   B. taiga.
   C. temperate deciduous forest.
   D. grassland.
   E. mountain forest.

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5. Permafrost, shallow root systems, subzero temperatures and long winters are characteristic of the:
   A.coniferous forest.
   B. taiga.
   C. chaparral.
   D. tundra.
   E. prairie