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Biomes Exit Ticket Worksheet

Read the field notes, then answer each question. Use evidence from the notes and what you know about biomes.

Biome field notes

Tropical rainforest: Warm all year, with very high rainfall. Tall trees form a leafy canopy, and many animals live in the different forest layers. Desert: Receives very little rain. Days can be hot, and nights may be cool. Many plants store water or have features that reduce water loss. Grassland: Grasses are common and trees are scattered. Rainfall is seasonal, and grazing animals may travel to find food and water. A biome is shaped mainly by long-term patterns in the atmosphere. Soil, landforms, and the living things in a region also affect its ecosystems.

Quick checks

Use the field notes to answer Questions 1–5.

1.Choose the best answer.

One animal living in a particular place
A large region with a characteristic climate and typical plants and animals
The weather on one particular day
A group of rocks found underground

2.A region is warm all year and receives very high rainfall. Tall trees grow close together. Which biome from the field notes best fits this region?

3.Name the two long-term climate patterns that most strongly shape a biome.

4.A desert is defined by receiving very little rain; every desert must be hot all day and all night.

TrueFalse

5.Many desert plants have adaptations that help them store water or reduce water .

Apply your thinking

Use the clues to explain how climate and living things are connected.

6.Match each biome with the clue that best describes it.

Tropical rainforest
Desert
Grassland

Very little rainfall; plants may conserve water
Grasses are common and trees are scattered
Very high rainfall; tall trees form a canopy

7.A plant in a dry biome stores water in its thick stem. Explain how this feature could help the plant survive.

8.A grassland has several years with much less rain than usual. Predict one possible change to the plants or animals, and explain why it might happen.

9.The Australian Outback includes extensive arid and semi-arid regions. Which field-note biome is the closest match for a very dry Outback location? Give one clue that supports your choice.

10.In one or two sentences, explain why knowing a place's usual temperature and rainfall can help scientists predict which plants and animals may live there.