Deck 25: The Global Distribution of Plants

Question 1

What is the broadest recognizable assemblage of plants and animals that forms a regional ecological unit?

A) ecosystem
B) biosphere
C) biome
D) biological unit
E) zoo

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What are the two most important factors determining the distribution of biome regions?

A) bedrock and topography
B) running water and topography
C) climate and topography
D) latitude and topography

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Large grazing animals and their predators are mostly found in _______ biomes.

A) tropical rainforest
B) temperate grassland
C) tropical savanna
D) African safari

Answer 3

C

Question 4

What soil order is associated with temperate grassland biomes?

A) oxisol
B) podosol
C) mollisol
D) aridisol
E) weedisol

Question 5

The _____ biome is adapted to frequent late summer wildfires and rapid vegetation removal.

A) tropical rainforest
B) Mediterranean scrub
C) deserts
D) deciduous forests

Question 6

The ___ biome is a transition zone between tropical forests and deserts.

A) savanna
B) Mediterranean scrub
C) monsoon forests
D) tundra
E) taiga

Question 7

These non-parasitic vines cling to trees for support.

A) xerophytes
B) epiphytes
C) hydrophytes
D) scum

Question 8

Plants that complete their entire life cycle in one growing season are called ____.

A) xerophytes
B) perennials
C) ephemerals
D) semi-annuals
E) short-lived

Question 9

Cacti and other water-storing plants are called:

A) epiphytes
B) ephemerals
C) spiney
D) succulents
E) spineless

Question 10

Redwood forests and Douglas fir are associated with the ____ biome.

A) temperate deciduous forest
B) temperate evergreen forest
C) taiga
D) boreal forest

Question 11

Stunted trees, moss and bogs, called muskeg is associated with the __ biome.

A) northern coniferous forest
B) temperate deciduous forest
C) temperate evergreen forest
D) savanna

Question 12

The biome most likely to contain ephemeral vegetation is the:

A) tundra
B) taiga
C) tropical rainforest
D) desert
E) temperate deciduous forest

Question 13

In the Mediterranean scrub biome, thick waxy leaves are well suited to___.

A) the long, dry summer
B) the short, wet summer
C) the short, wet winter
D) the long, wet summers

Question 14

Permafrost and gelisols soil order are associated with _____ biomes.

A) northern conifer forests
B) tundra
C) taiga
D) alpine forest

Question 15

The largest range of tropical rainforest biomes is in the Amazon.

Question 16

The difference between the tropical rainforest and the monsoon rainforest is:

A) the former has less variety of plant species
B) tropical rainforest has continuous light rains, while monsoon rainforest has strong summer showers
C) tropical rainforests has a dry season, while monsoon rainforest does not
D) monsoon rainforest has a dry season, while tropical rainforest does not

Question 17

When tropical rainforests are cut down and replaced with pastures, the biome becomes a:

A) desert
B) savanna
C) deciduous forest
D) temperate grassland

Question 18

Temperate grassland biomes tend to have soils with thick ___ horizon.

A) O
B) E
C) B
D) C

Question 19

In the U.S., most of the _______ biome has been converted to wheat, corn, and livestock farming.

A) temperate forests
B) Mediterranean grassland
C) temperate grassland
D) eastern grassland

Question 20

What biome is associated with a BWk Köppen climate?

A) tropical savanna
B) temperate grassland
C) desert
D) temperate savanna

Question 21

Tundra biome is only found in the Northern Hemisphere.