1. Welcome, Ladies and Gentlemen, to the Biome Bowl!
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2. Here are the rules: 1. This is a team competition. 2
Here are the rules: 1. This is a team competition Each team member will have a chance to answer a question, then the next member, and so on, and then back to the first until Bowl is over. 3. After seeing the question, the team member can decide to answer the question alone or pass it to the whole team. 4. Length of time to answer and displaying of answers determined by the teacher. 5. Scoring goes like this – Member correct 2 points Member incorrect 0 points Team correct 1 point Team incorrect -1 point 5. Competition based on total number of team points at the end of the Bowl. 6. Awards will be announced by the teacher.

3. DECIDE THE TEAM MEMBER ORDER. GOOD LUCK, TEAMS
DECIDE THE TEAM MEMBER ORDER. GOOD LUCK, TEAMS. HERE COMES THE FIRST QUESTION

4. 1. Name the biome found in the green region.

5. TIME! And the answer is …

6. TAIGA

7. 2. Name the biome shown below.

8. TIME! And the answer is …

9. ESTUARY

10. 3. Name the biome found in the green region.

11. TIME! And the answer is …

12. TROPICAL RAIN FOREST

13. 4. Name the biome shown below.

14. TIME! And the answer is …

15. SAVANNA

16. 5. Name the biome shown below.

17. TIME! And the answer is …

18. TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FOREST

19. 6. Name the biome found in the green region.

20. TIME! And the answer is …

21. TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FOREST

22. 7. Name the biome represented by this diagram.

23. TIME! And the answer is …

24. FRESHWATER LAKES AND PONDS

25. 8. Name the biome represented by this diagram.

26. TIME! And the answer is …

27. DESERTS

28. 9. Which of the following choices is an abiotic factor. A. Biomass B
9. Which of the following choices is an abiotic factor? A. Biomass B. Rainfall C. Bacteria D. Decomposer

29. TIME! And the answer is …

30. B. RAINFALL

31. 10. A savannah biome undergoes a 10-year drought of less than 20 cm/year of rainfall. Which choice will probably start to happen? A. Savanna will adapt to dryness B. Savanna will change to a desert C. Savanna will change to a rainforest D. All organisms will die

32. TIME! And the answer is …

33. B. SAVANNA WILL CHANGE TO A DESERT

34. 11. Which of the following choices is a community relationship. A
11. Which of the following choices is a community relationship? A. Rainfall and plant growth B. Water salinity and plant species C. Temperature and latitude D. Predator and prey

35. TIME! And the answer is …

36. D. PREDATOR AND PREY

37. 12. Which of the following choices names the pictured part of an ecosystem? A. Population B. Community C. Habitat D. Biome

38. TIME! And the answer is …

39. A. POPULATION

40. 13. Which biome has the highest biodiversity. A. Desert B. Tundra C
13. Which biome has the highest biodiversity? A. Desert B. Tundra C. Coral reef D. Taiga

41. TIME! And the answer is …

42. C. CORAL REEF

43. 14. Which of the following biomes receives the most precipitation. A
14. Which of the following biomes receives the most precipitation? A. Desert B. Savanna C. Taiga D. Rain Forest E. Tundra

44. TIME! And the answer is …

45. D. RAIN FOREST

46. 15. Which of these is not a fresh water source. A. Lakes B. Rivers C
15. Which of these is not a fresh water source? A. Lakes B. Rivers C. Aquifers D. Seas E. Ponds

47. TIME! And the answer is …

48. D. SEAS

49. 16. Which high forest layer shades all lower plants from full sun. A
16. Which high forest layer shades all lower plants from full sun? A. Understory B. Herb Layer C. Canopy Layer D. Emergent Layer

50. TIME! And the answer is …

51. C. CANOPY LAYER

52. 17. Which biome is made up of trees that do not lose their leaves in the winter? A. Desert B. Deciduous Forest C. Savanna D. Rain Forest E. Taiga

53. TIME! And the answer is …

54. E. TAIGA

55. 18. The area of the ocean biome below tide zone and above the continental slope is called the ____. A. Intertidal zone B. Benthic zone C. Estuary D. Neritic zone

56. TIME! And the answer is …

57. D. NERITIC ZONE

58. 19. A hiker climbs a mountain and passes through 3 biomes
19. A hiker climbs a mountain and passes through 3 biomes. What might they be? A. Tundra-Temperate forest-Taiga B. Rainforest-Savanna-Desert C. Temperate forest-Taiga-Tundra D. Tundra-Temperate forest-Grassland

59. TIME! And the answer is …

60. C. TEMPERATE FOREST-TAIGA-TUNDRA

61. 20. A bacteria lives in the intestines of an animal which helps the animal’s digestion. What can this relationship be called? A. Mutualism B. Parasitism C. Biotic factors D. A niche

62. TIME! And the answer is …

63. A. MUTUALISM

64. Game Over! Count your points up and tell the teacher your team score