Earth Science: Grassland Biome
Test Quiz
1. What type of plants rarely grow in the grasslands?
a. Grasses
b. Sagebrush
c. Wildflowers
d. Tall trees
e. Clover
2. Grasslands are generally located between what two biomes?
a. Tropical rainforest and temperate rainforests
b. Deserts and forests
c. Taiga and forests
d. Tundra and Taiga
e. Marine and desert
3. Which type of grasslands covers much of southern Russia?
a. Prairie
b. Steppes
c. Pampas
d. Savanna
e.
4. Which type of grasslands are also known as tropical grasslands?
a. Prairie
b. Steppes
c. Pampas
d. Savanna
e.
5. What type of grasslands are found in South America?
a. Prairie
b. Steppes
c. Pampas
d. Savanna
e.
6. What type of grasslands are found in the central United States?
a. Prairie
b. Steppes
c. Pampas
d. Savanna
e.
7. What animal was nearly hunted to extinction in the grasslands of the United States during the 1800s?
a. Ground squirrel
b. Scorpion
c. Badger
d. Bobcat
e. Bison
8. True or False: Scientists believe that fires in the grasslands can help to bring new life to the area.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
9. How do grasslands play an important role in providing food to people?
a. Farming wheat
b. Farming corn
c. Raising cattle
d. All of the above
e. None of the Above
10. What has happened to the majority of the grasslands in North America?
a. They have slowly dried out and become desert
b. They have been turned into farmland
c. They have been taken over by forests
d. All of the above
e. Nothing, they are basically the same they were 1000 years ago
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