Grade 4 Biomes worksheet
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How to explain it
- A biome is a large region with a similar climate, plants and animals.
- Desert: very little rain. Tundra: frozen ground, short cool summers and no trees.
- Rainforest: warm and very wet. Boreal forest: cold winters and evergreen trees.
- Match a living thing to the biome its body is suited for.
Example: A camel can go for days without water. Which biome suits it? It survives with very little water. The biome with very little rain is the desert. Answer: desert
Question 1
Biome detective! Which biome matches these clues?
Field notes Clue What we found Temperature Very cold most of the year; short, cool summers Rain and snow Very little Plants Mosses, lichens and low shrubs; no trees Animals Caribou, Arctic foxes, snowy owls - ❄️tundra
- 🍁temperate deciduous forest
- 🌴tropical rainforest
- 🌲boreal forest
❄️ tundra
Hint: Look at the plants first, then the temperature and rain. These clues describe the tundra.
Question 2
Why do evergreen trees in the boreal forest have needles instead of wide leaves?
🌲- Needles lose less water and let snow slide off
- Needles soak up more sunlight in summer
- Needles help the trees grow fruit
- Needles keep all birds away
Needles lose less water and let snow slide off
Hint: Thin, waxy needles hold on to water in winter, and the tree's shape helps heavy snow slide off.
Question 3
Which biome is each living thing adapted to? Tap an item, then tap its basket.
Sort into: 🌵 desert · ❄️ tundra · 🌴 tropical rainforest
- 🦉snowy owl
- 🦎lizard
- 🦊Arctic fox
- 🐪camel
- 🦜parrot
- 🐒monkey
🌵 desert: lizard, camel · ❄️ tundra: snowy owl, Arctic fox · 🌴 tropical rainforest: parrot, monkey
Hint: Deserts are dry, the tundra is cold with no trees, and tropical rainforests are hot and wet.
Question 4
In which biome is the ground frozen all year, just below the surface?
- 🌴tropical rainforest
- 🌾grassland
- ❄️tundra
- 🍁temperate deciduous forest
❄️ tundra
Hint: Frozen ground that never thaws is called permafrost. It's found in the tundra.
Question 5
Why are there no trees in the tundra?
❄️- The ground is frozen and summers are short and cool
- Animals eat every seed
- There is too much rain
- It is too hot for trees
The ground is frozen and summers are short and cool
Hint: Tree roots can't grow deep into frozen ground, and the growing season is very short.
Question 6
Which place is most likely a tropical rainforest?
Rain and snow in one year (cm) - Place D
- Place C
- Place A
- Place B
Place A
Hint: A tropical rainforest gets heavy rain almost every day. Look for the tallest bar.
Question 7
Thick white fur helps an Arctic fox survive in the…
🦊- 🌾grassland
- 🌵desert
- 🌴tropical rainforest
- ❄️tundra
❄️ tundra
Hint: Thick fur keeps it warm, and white fur blends in with the snow.
Question 8
Which biome is hot and rainy all year long?
- 🌵desert
- 🌴tropical rainforest
- ❄️tundra
- 🌲boreal forest
🌴 tropical rainforest
Hint: Tropical rainforests are near the equator, where it is warm and wet every month.
Question 9
A cactus stores water in its thick stem. Which biome is it adapted to?
🌵- 🏜️desert
- 🌴tropical rainforest
- 🌊ocean
- ❄️tundra
🏜️ desert
Hint: Storing water helps a cactus survive in a place with very little rain.
Question 10
What is a biome?
🌍- A single tree and the bugs on it
- A weather report for one day
- A kind of rock found in caves
- A large region with a similar climate, plants and animals
A large region with a similar climate, plants and animals
Hint: Biomes are huge areas, like deserts or forests, where the climate and living things are alike.
Answer key
- 1. ❄️ tundra
- 2. Needles lose less water and let snow slide off
- 3. 🌵 desert: lizard, camel · ❄️ tundra: snowy owl, Arctic fox · 🌴 tropical rainforest: parrot, monkey
- 4. ❄️ tundra
- 5. The ground is frozen and summers are short and cool
- 6. Place A
- 7. ❄️ tundra
- 8. 🌴 tropical rainforest
- 9. 🏜️ desert
- 10. A large region with a similar climate, plants and animals
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