AP®︎ Environmental Science: Topic 1.2 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 1.2 of AP Environmental Science – Terrestrial Biomes.
Questions List
Topic 1.2
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: ERT-1.B.1
What is the main characteristic that defines a biome?
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Topic 1.2: Terrestrial Biomes
Learning Objective: ERT-1.B
Describe the global distribution and principal environmental aspects of terrestrial biomes.
Essential Knowledge: ERT-1.B.1
A biome contains characteristic communities of plants and animals that result from, and are adapted to, its climate.
Essential Knowledge: ERT-1.B.2
Major terrestrial biomes include taiga, temperate rainforests, temperate seasonal forests, tropical rainforests, shrubland, temperate grassland, savanna, desert, and tundra.
Essential Knowledge: ERT-1.B.3
The global distribution of nonmineral terrestrial natural resources, such as water and trees for lumber, varies because of some combination of climate, geography, latitude and altitude, nutrient availability, and soil.
Essential Knowledge: ERT-1.B.4
The worldwide distribution of biomes is dynamic; the distribution has changed in the past and may again shift as a result of global climate changes.
