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Which of the following is an aquatic biome?
A
ocean
B
desert
C
tundra
D
grassland
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Which of the following most accurately describes a biome?
A
a place where a plant or animal lives
B
a community where habitats overlap each other in a region
of similar temperature and precipitation
C
the interaction of organisms and their environment
D
a transition area between two flanking ecosystems
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What determines the type of biome that exists in a particular location?
A
None of these.
B
the vegetation type of the environment
C
the climate, geography, and types of organisms
D
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the continent in which it is found
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Which of the following is a characteristic of savannas?
A
they have a long dry season
B
all of these answers
C
they are found in North America and Europe
D
they exhibit consistently low temperatures
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Which of the following is a characteristic of tropical wet forests?
A
they exhibit variation in seasonal temperatures
B
they are not found in South America or Australia
C
they contain extensive plant diversity
D
they average between 10-40 cm of annual rainfall
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Which of the following describes the difference between chaparrals and
subtropical deserts?
A
chaparral seeds are dormant in dry seasons, while
subtropical desert seeds germinate after fires
B
all of these answers
C
chaparrals are dry in the summer and wet in the winter,
while subtropical deserts are dry all year
D
chaparrals are found in Australia, while subtropical deserts
are found along the North Pacific coast
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Which of the following is a characteristic of temperate grasslands?
A
high precipitation in the winter and low precipitation in the
summer
B
soil that is nutrient-rich and full of organic matter
C
fires that stimulate the conversion to scrub forests
D
few trees growing along rivers and streams
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Temperate forests are characterized by which of the following characteristics?
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A
relatively constant annual precipitation
B
constant temperatures
C
trees undergoing dormancy in the summer
D
evergreen trees
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Which of the following describes the difference between the boreal forest and the
arctic tundra?
A
boreal forest is cool year-round, while arctic tundra has
seasonal fluctuations.
B
boreal forest has high aboveground biomass, while arctic
tundra has low abovegound biomass.
C
boreal forest has low species diversity, while arctic tundra
has high species diversity.
D
boreal forest has nutrient-rich soil, while the soil of arctic
tundra is nutrient-deficient