Biomes and Ecosystems Quiz Pt 2

A biome is a particular physical environment that contains a characteristic assemblage of plants and animals.

• True

• False

The climate within a small area that differs significantly from the climate around it is called a microclimate.

• True

• False

The leafy tops of tall trees-extending up to 70 meters above the forest floor-form a dense covering called an understory.

• True

• False

In the shade below the canopy, a second layer of shorter trees and vines forms a sub-canopy.

• True

• False

A tree that sheds its leaves during a particular season each year is called deciduous.

• True

• False

Coniferous trees, or conifers, produce seed-bearing cones and most have leaves shaped like needles.

• True

• False

Soils of temperate forests are often rich in humus, a material formed from decaying leaves and other organic matter that makes soil infertile.

• True

• False

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Along the northern edge of the temperate zone are dense evergreen forests of coniferous trees. These biomes are called boreal forests, or tundra.

• True

• False

The tundra is characterized by permafrost, a layer of permanently frozen subsoil.

• True

• False

A general term for the tiny, free-floating or weakly swimming organisms that live in both freshwater and saltwater environments.

• plankton

• phytoplankton

• zooplankton