FREE BIOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT SCIENCE LAND

PDF Download

FREE BIOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT SCIENCE LAND

BIOMES EXAM QUESTIONS

Actual Qs and Ans Expert-Verified Explanation

This Exam contains:

-Guarantee passing score -20 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation

Question 1: Open water Zone

Answer:

The zone of a lake or pond that extends from the littoral zone out across the top of the water and that is only as deep as light can reach

Question 2: Coral Reefs

Answer:

a limestone ridge found in tropical climates and composed of coral fragments that are deposited around organic remains

Question 3: Littoral Zone

Answer:

a shallow zone in a freshwater habitat where light reaches the bottom and nurtures plants

Question 4: Deep Water Zone

Answer:

The zone of a lake or pond below the open water zone, where no light reaches the bottom

Question 5: Wetland

Answer:

area of land that is periodically underwater

Question 6: Swamp

Answer:

a wetland where schrubs and trees grow

Question 7: Plankton

Answer:

Organisms that float around the surface and are at the bottom of the food chain

Question 8: Benthic Zone

Answer:

the bottom region of oceans and bodies of fresh water

Question 9: Permafrost

Answer:

in arctic regions, the permanently frozen layer of soil or subsoil

Question 10: Biome

Answer:

a large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities

Question 11: Deciduous forest

Answer:

describes trees that lose their leaves at the end of the growing season

Question 12: Ecosystem

Answer:

a community of organisms and their abiotic environment

Question 13: Tundra

Answer:

a treeless plain that is located in the Arctic or Antarctic and that is characterized by very low winter temperatures; short, cool summers;

Question 14: Grassland

Answer:

a large open area of country covered with grass, especially one used for grazing.

Question 15: Coniferous forest

Answer:

a terrestrial biome found in temperate regions of the world with warm summers and cool winters and adequate rainfall to sustain a forest; trees don´t shed

Question 16: Marsh

Answer:

Treeless wetland where grasses grow

Question 17: Neritic Zone

Answer:

a shallow marine environment that is near the shore or over the continental shelf and that is rich in minerals and nutrients produced by biotic activity

Question 18: Oceanic Zone

Answer:

the region of the open sea that has characteristic life-forms and geography

Question 19: Desert

Answer:

a region that has little or no vegetation, long periods without rain, and extreme temperatures

Question 20: Intertidal Zone

Answer:

an area along ocean shorelines that lies between low and high water lines