1. What are some advantages of a healthy Galveston Bay Estuary?
A. jobs in the seafood industry
B. money for the city from tourists who come to see birds
C. reduced flooding of homes as the wetlands catch extra water
D. all of the above
2. Which statement accurately describes the state of Texas?
A. the entire state is composed of the tundra biome
B. Texas includes different ecosystems or ecoregions including deserts, bayous, forests and prairies
C. West Texas includes the taiga and a layer of permafrost
D. the Trinity River flows westward from the Metroplex and empties into the Rio Grande river, in the middle of the Piney Woods
3. A biome or ecoregion where more water evaporates than falls to the area as rain is a (n)…
A. deciduous forest.
B. tallgrass prairie.
C. desert.
D. estuary
4. Which list of plants and animals might you find in the deciduous forest of the Piney Woods?
A. Prickly Pear cactus, Blue Grama grass, gopher snakes, and prairie dogs.
B. loblolly pines, oak trees, owls, songbirds, and deer
C. tarantulas, scorpions, Desert Millipedes, and sotols
D. hermit crabs, ospreys, shrimp, and sea grass
5. Mexican free-tailed bats live in caves within a large land formation called the…
A. Ogallala Aquifer.
B. Caprock Escarpment.
C. Chisos Basin.
D. Edwards Plateau.
6. An ecosystem that contains grasses, a herd of bison, Black-footed ferrets, and hawks is most likely a (n)…
A. bayou.
B. forest.
C. prairie
D. escarpment
7. Areas with very old medium-height trees and native prairie grasses that might be found just west of the Piney Woods are known as…
A. post oak savannas.
B. hackberry taigas.
C. hermit crab estuaries.
D. green land prairies.
8. Which three ecosystems can you find in the Armand Bayou Nature Center?
A. desert, bay, and prairie
B. prairie, forest, and estuary
C. taiga, tundra, and savanna
D. cross timbers, prairie, and desert
9. The ecosystem in which the Metroplex was built is known as…
A. shortgrass prairie.
B. bayou.
C. riparian estuary.
D. blackland prairie.
10. What types of human activities could put native species of biomes in Texas in danger?
A. using too much fertilizer on your lawn
B. building houses near wetlands
C. cultivating prairies for farming
D. all of the above
11. The Texas Region, which has the highest elevation above sea level, is…
A. prairies and lakes.
B. Gulf Coast.
C. South Texas plains.
D. Big Bend country.
12. Which biome contains many trees whose leaves change color in the fall?
A. temperate deciduous forest
B. fesert
C. coniferous forest
D. tundra
13. Trees left growing by a river or stream in a managed forest…
A. cannot reproduce because their roots are too wet.
B. help the living things in the river or stream by keeping soil and pollutants from nearby roads from washing into the water when it rains.
C. make it harder for the fish to get oxygen.
D. could be cut down without harming the living things in the river or stream.
14. The area of Texas known as the Edwards Plateau is threatened by…
A. natural prairie fires.
B. riparian areas.
C. people building farms and leaving less land for native plants to grow.
D. Mexican free-tailed bats.
15. Which statement best describes fire on a prairie?
A. Fire on a prairie always starts with careless humans.
B. Fires on a prairie are very harmful to native plants and animals
C. Fire on a prairie is rare and should be put out immediately.
D. Fire on a prairie can occur by lightening strikes and it helps clear old plants to make room for new ones to grow.
16. The area that stretches from southern Kansas through central Texas, which includes short trees that grow slowly is known as the…
A. cross-timbers.
B. shortgrass prairie.
C. tallgrass glade.
D. mixed grass taiga.
17. Volunteers at the Armand Bayou Nature Center…
A. trap the songbirds in the bird blind.
B. protect a section of prairie by replanting native grasses and taking away invasive plants.
C. cut down trees to widen walking trails.
D. remove turtles from the bayou.
18. The desert that can be found in Big Bend National Park between two mountain ranges is called…
A. the Sahara Desert.
B. the Mojave Desert.
C. the Chihuahuan Desert.
D. the Rio Grand Desert.
19. Which Texas county has the highest numbered mile marker in the continental U.S.?
A. Hansford
B. Orange
C. El Paso
D. Cameron
20. How many hours will it take to drive from Amarillo to Brownsville if the distance is 765 miles and you are traveling at a speed of 60 miles per hour?
A. 45,900 hours
B. .079 hours
C. 13.9 hours
D. 12.75 hours
21. The most endangered large ecosystem in North America is the…
A. tallgrass prairie
B. shortgrass tundra
C. Edwards savanna
D. temperate deciduous forest
22. One goal of the Clymer Meadow Preserve is…
A. to manage the prairie with fire.
B. to turn the prairie into a peach orchard.
C. to study the relationship between bison and plants on the prairie.
D. to remove all the wildflowers on the prairie.
QuizTexas Communities and Biomes
1. What are some advantages of a healthy Galveston Bay Estuary?
A. jobs in the seafood industry
B. money for the city from tourists who come to see birds
C. reduced flooding of homes as the wetlands catch extra water
D. all of the above
2. Which statement accurately describes the state of Texas?
A. the entire state is composed of the tundra biome
B. Texas includes different ecosystems or ecoregions including deserts, bayous, forests and prairies
C. West Texas includes the taiga and a layer of permafrost
D. the Trinity River flows westward from the Metroplex and empties into the Rio Grande river, in the middle of the Piney Woods
3. A biome or ecoregion where more water evaporates than falls to the area as rain is a (n)…
A. deciduous forest.
B. tallgrass prairie.
C. desert.
D. estuary
4. Which list of plants and animals might you find in the deciduous forest of the Piney Woods?
A. Prickly Pear cactus, Blue Grama grass, gopher snakes, and prairie dogs.
B. loblolly pines, oak trees, owls, songbirds, and deer
C. tarantulas, scorpions, Desert Millipedes, and sotols
D. hermit crabs, ospreys, shrimp, and sea grass
5. Mexican free-tailed bats live in caves within a large land formation called the…
A. Ogallala Aquifer.
B. Caprock Escarpment.
C. Chisos Basin.
D. Edwards Plateau.
6. An ecosystem that contains grasses, a herd of bison, Black-footed ferrets, and hawks is most likely a (n)…
A. bayou.
B. forest.
C. prairie
D. escarpment
7. Areas with very old medium-height trees and native prairie grasses that might be found just west of the Piney Woods are known as…
A. post oak savannas.
B. hackberry taigas.
C. hermit crab estuaries.
D. green land prairies.
8. Which three ecosystems can you find in the Armand Bayou Nature Center?
A. desert, bay, and prairie
B. prairie, forest, and estuary
C. taiga, tundra, and savanna
D. cross timbers, prairie, and desert
9. The ecosystem in which the Metroplex was built is known as…
A. shortgrass prairie.
B. bayou.
C. riparian estuary.
D. blackland prairie.
10. What types of human activities could put native species of biomes in Texas in danger?
A. using too much fertilizer on your lawn
B. building houses near wetlands
C. cultivating prairies for farming
D. all of the above
11. The Texas Region, which has the highest elevation above sea level, is…
A. prairies and lakes.
B. Gulf Coast.
C. South Texas plains.
D. Big Bend country.
12. Which biome contains many trees whose leaves change color in the fall?
A. temperate deciduous forest
B. fesert
C. coniferous forest
D. tundra
13. Trees left growing by a river or stream in a managed forest…
A. cannot reproduce because their roots are too wet.
B. help the living things in the river or stream by keeping soil and pollutants from nearby roads from washing into the water when it rains.
C. make it harder for the fish to get oxygen.
D. could be cut down without harming the living things in the river or stream.
14. The area of Texas known as the Edwards Plateau is threatened by…
A. natural prairie fires.
B. riparian areas.
C. people building farms and leaving less land for native plants to grow.
D. Mexican free-tailed bats.
15. Which statement best describes fire on a prairie?
A. Fire on a prairie always starts with careless humans.
B. Fires on a prairie are very harmful to native plants and animals
C. Fire on a prairie is rare and should be put out immediately.
D. Fire on a prairie can occur by lightening strikes and it helps clear old plants to make room for new ones to grow.
16. The area that stretches from southern Kansas through central Texas, which includes short trees that grow slowly is known as the…
A. cross-timbers.
B. shortgrass prairie.
C. tallgrass glade.
D. mixed grass taiga.
17. Volunteers at the Armand Bayou Nature Center…
A. trap the songbirds in the bird blind.
B. protect a section of prairie by replanting native grasses and taking away invasive plants.
C. cut down trees to widen walking trails.
D. remove turtles from the bayou.
18. The desert that can be found in Big Bend National Park between two mountain ranges is called…
A. the Sahara Desert.
B. the Mojave Desert.
C. the Chihuahuan Desert.
D. the Rio Grand Desert.
19. Which Texas county has the highest numbered mile marker in the continental U.S.?
A. Hansford
B. Orange
C. El Paso
D. Cameron
20. How many hours will it take to drive from Amarillo to Brownsville if the distance is 765 miles and you are traveling at a speed of 60 miles per hour?
A. 45,900 hours
B. .079 hours
C. 13.9 hours
D. 12.75 hours
21. The most endangered large ecosystem in North America is the…
A. tallgrass prairie
B. shortgrass tundra
C. Edwards savanna
D. temperate deciduous forest
22. One goal of the Clymer Meadow Preserve is…
A. to manage the prairie with fire.
B. to turn the prairie into a peach orchard.
C. to study the relationship between bison and plants on the prairie.