BIO Monday Quizizz Lessons 2 & 3

Fill in the Blank: "______ are described in terms of abiotic factors such as climate and soil type, and biotic factors such as plant and animal life."

Fill in the Blank: "Ecologists recognize about ____ natural classes of biomes."

Which biome has more species than all other biomes combined?

• Tropical Rainforest

• Tropical Dry Forest

• Temperate Grassland

• Tundra

• Taiga

Select the biome that typically gets at least 2 meters of rain annually. Tall trees form a dense, leafy covering called a canopy from 50 to 80 meters above the forest floor. In the shade below, shorter trees and vines form a layer called the understory. Organic matter on the forest floor is recycled and reused so quickly that the soil is not very rich in nutrients.

• Tropical Rainforest

• Tropical Dry Forest

• Temperate Grassland

• Tundra

• Taiga

Select the biome that grows where rainy seasons alternate with dry seasons. In most places, a period of rain is followed by a prolonged period of drought.

• Tropical Rainforest

• Tropical Dry Forest

• Temperate Grassland

• Tundra

• Taiga

Select the biome that is characterized by permafrost, a layer of permanently frozen subsoil.

• Tropical Rainforest

• Tropical Dry Forest

• Temperate Grassland

• Tundra

• Taiga

Select the biome that is also known as the Boreal Forest.

• Tropical Rainforest

• Tropical Dry Forest

• Temperate Grassland

• Tundra

• Taiga

Organisms in which ecosystem are submerged in seawater at high tide and exposed to air and sunlight at low tide?

• Intertidal Zones

• Open Ocean

• Coastal Ocean

• Open Ocean Aphotic Zone

• Rivers & Streams

Which ecosystem extends from the low-tide mark to the outer edge of the continental shelf?

• Intertidal Zones

• Open Ocean

• Coastal Ocean

• Open Ocean Aphotic Zone

• Rivers & Streams

Which ecosystem is more than 90 percent of the world's ocean area?

• Intertidal Zones

• Open Ocean

• Coastal Ocean

• Open Ocean Aphotic Zone

• Rivers & Streams