9/11 Step 2 Terrestrial Biome CFU AP

Last updated 7 months ago
4 questions
1

Match the terrestrial biome with the correct location on the map.

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
Shrubland
Savanna
Desert
Taiga
Temperate seasonal forest
Tropical rainforest
Temperate rainforest
Temperate grassland
Tundra
1

Match the terrestrial biome with the correct climatogram.

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
Desert
Savanna
Temperate grassland
Taiga
Temperate seasonal forest
Shrubland
Tundra
Tropical rainforest
Temperate rainforest
1

Match the terrestrial biome with the correct types of biota (flora/fauna)=(plants/animals).

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
Tropical rainforest
- perennials, conifer trees
- wolves, moose, beavers
Temperate grassland
- redwood, ferns, mosses
- bear, owl, slugs
Desert
- deciduous trees, shrubs, flowers
- deer, chipmunks, squirrels, songbirds
Temperate seasonal forest
- flowers, broadleaf evergreen tree
- primates, poison dart frogs, birds
Temperate rainforest
- drought-resistant, small shrubs
- reptiles, coyote, rabbits, squirrels
Tundra
- grasses, scattered trees
- bison, prairie dog, ferret
Savanna
- broad-leaf grasses
- zebra, lion, elephant, rhino
Taiga
- cacti, other succulents
- insects, scorpions, reptiles
Shrubland
- lichen, mosses, short grasses
- ox, caribou, polar bear, hare
1

Match the terrestrial biome with the correct types soil and relative productivity

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
Temperate grassland
- Nutrient-poor (slow decomp rate)
- Low/Medium
Shrubland
- Low nutrient levels (due to rapid plant growth)
- High
Savanna
- High nutrient levels (rapid decomp rate)
- High
Temperate rainforest
- Low nutrient levels (due to rapid plant growth)
- Very high
Taiga
- Low (due to leaching from winter rain)
- Low
Temperate seasonal forest
- Warm
- Medium (due to fires, long growing season, decomp)
Desert
- Fertile soil (high decomp rate)
- Low/Medium
Tundra
- Nutrient-poor
- Lowest
Tropical rainforest
- Nutrient-poor
- Low