Biomes

Q. Match the following:
$\begin{array}{cc}ColumnI& ColumnII\\ i)\text{Taiga}& P)\text{Four distinct seasons: winter, spring, summer, autumn}\\ ii)\text{Tundra}& Q)\text{It is the largest of all the land biomes}\\ iii)\text{Temperate forest}& R)\text{Not enough rain to support trees}\\ iv)\text{Grassland}& S)\text{Right at the top edge of Earth}\end{array}$

1. i-P, ii- Q, iii-R, iv-S
2. i-Q, ii- S, iii-P, iv-R
3. I-P, ii- S, iii-R, iv-Q
4. I-R, ii- c, iii-Q, iv-P

Q. Arctic tundra is the coldest biome on Earth.

1. True
2. False

Q. The tilt of the Earth’s axis is the most important reason for seasons to occur.

1. False
2. True

Q. Which of the following sentence(s) are incorrect?

1. A pond and a single tree can also be examples of an ecosystem.
2. One type of biome can be present in different continents.
3. Populations in all the biomes are similar.
4. Biomes are characterized by the major vegetation type and fauna found in a specific climatic region.

Q. Which of the following statement is true about a biome?

1. It has the same type of ecosystem
2. Climate will vary from region to region in a biome
3. We cannot determine which biome an organism belongs to, by studying the characteristic features of the organism.
4. Biodiversity varies from one biome to another

Q. Why do we have seasons?

1. Due to the rotation of the earth
2. Due to the revolution of the earth around the sun
3. Due to a tilt in the earth's axis
4. Because earth's orbit is elliptical, and we have summer when the earth is closest to the sun and winter when it is farthest away.

Q. ___ and precipitation over a period of time in an ecological place have given rise to the major biomes on Earth.

1. Ecosystems
2. Seasonal variation
3. Average weather of an area
4. General patterns of atmospheric conditions

Q. Match the following
$\begin{array}{cc}ColumnI& ColumnII\\ P)Savanna& I)Heavyrainfall\\ Q)Desert& II)Norainfall\\ R)Rainforest& III)Twoseasons\\ S)Taiga& IV)Coldestforestbiome\end{array}$

1. P-IV, Q-I, R-II, S-III
2. P-I, Q-IV, R-III, S-II
3. P-III, Q-II, R-I, S-IV
4. P-II, Q-III, R-IV, S-I

Q.

What is biome?

1. A complex of communities interacting with one another

2. The flora on land

3. The part of earth and its atmosphere, which inhabits living organisms

4. The flora in an ocean

Q. Biomes have similar

1. Weather
2. Rainfall
3. Animals
4. Plants