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Name of
Biome
Tundra
Climate
Locations
Biodiversity
Adaptations
Long cold
winters and
short cold
summers.- less
than 10in of
precipitation a
year.- coldest
biome.- home
to polar ice
caps.
Northern
Alaska,
Canada, and
Siberia.
Mosquitoes
replace water
in their body
with glycerol
works as an
antifreeze
allowing them
to survive the
snow.-
Taiga
Avg.
temperature is
below freezing
6months out
of the year
such as 54degrees F.Winters are
really cold with
snow.precipitation is
30-85cm a year
Stretches
across a large
portion of
Canada.Largest
biome.-
Temperate
Forest
air masses
from both the
cold polar
region and the
warm tropical
region
contribute to
the changes of
climate in this
biome.- both
warm and cold
Occupies half
of United
States and a
large portion
of Europe.-
Artic fox,
Caribou, Musk
ox, Grizzly
bear.- Barley
vegetation
only 1,700
species.shrubs,
mosses,
sedges, lichen,
and grass.- 48
species of land
mammals.marshy tundra
is a great place
for migratory
birds like
sandpipers
Primarily a
carnivorous
forest.- Not a
lot of species
because of the
harsh
conditions.Most plants
are lichens and
moss and
carnivorous
tree like pine.American black
bear, Bob cat,
Long eared
owl, Red
FoxLynx, elk.
Deer,
raccoons,
salamanders.productive in
natural and
and
agricultural
ecosystems.-
Environmental
threats
One of the
earths three
major carbon
dioxide sinks.
Biomass that
takes more
carbon dioxide
than releases
and
contributes to
global
warming.-
Wax on
needles of
trees gives
them
protection
from freezing
weather.Susceptible to
many wildfires
but trees have
adapted by
growing thick
bark.-Animals
have shaggy
thick coats to
adapt to cold
Drilling oil,
people
encroaching
and killing
animals, and
also climate
change causing
pine beetle
infestation.
Trees shed
their leaves in
the autumn .Animals adapt
to climate buy
hibernating
Agricultural
overuse
because of
fertile soil
Grassland
Tropical
Rainforest
season.- 30 to
60 inches of
evenly
distributed
precipitation.avg temp is
50degrees F.
Enough avg.
precipitation
to allow grass.There are two
different types.
Tall grasslands
which are
humid and
very wet, and
short
grasslands
which are dry
and have
hotter
summers.winter
temperatures
can be as low
as -40
degreesF.
Hot and
moist.-60 to
160inches of
precipitation
per year.-
Midwestern
and western
united states
and Canada.-
Near earth
equator.Largest ones
are in south
America,
Africa, and
southeast
asia.- closest
thing to
tropical
rainforest in
USA is tip of
Florida
Tall and short
grass prairies.Prairie dogsblue stern
grass.pronghorn
antelope.horned lark.Seasonal fires
play a huge
role.- The
prairies
contained
more than 80
species of
animals and
300 species of
birds, and
hundreds of
species of
plants.
The most bio
diverse place
in the world.over 15mil
species of
plants and
animals.- Most
plants are
evergreen.Vegetation is
so dense that
little light
reaches forest
floor.- Rarely
finds two of 1
species of tree
side by side.Bengal tiger,
Chimpanzee,
African forest
Since it is such
an open
environment
and predators
can find
animals fast
they either
form herds or
burrow
People plowing
for grass and
farming and
digging holes.
Most of the
rainforest's
animals live in
the upper
canopy. There
is so much
food available
at this level
that some
animals never
go down to the
forest floor.
The leaves
have "drip
spouts" that
allows rain to
run off. This
keeps them
dry and
prevents mold
99% of
nutrients are
found in roots
of the trees
here so when a
forest is
burned down
or cut down
the nutrients
are removed
from the
ecosystem.
elephant,Toco
tucan
Desert
Precipitation is
less than 25cm
a year. – May
roast in the
day but shiver
at night.-
Cover 30% of
earths land30degress
north and
south of
equator. –
Southern
Sahara Africa-
Sparse widely
spaced, mostly
low
vegetation.-
Savanna
Warm
temperatures
year round.Abundant rain
Largest
savannas are in
central
southern
Many large
grass eating
mammals can
survive here
and mildew
from forming
in the humid
environment.
Many of the
trees have
straight trunks
that don't
branch out for
100 feet or
more. There is
no sense in
growing
branches
below the
canopy where
there is little
light. The
majority of the
trees have
smooth, thin
bark because
there is no
need to
protect the
them from
water loss and
freezing
temperatures.
Beat the heat
& every drop
of water
counts.- Plants
may have wax
coated leaves
that minimize
transpiration.Mosses and
lichens
become
dormant
during dry
periods.
Giraffe’s eat
leaves from
the top of
trees.-
Slow plant
growth.- low
species
diversity.- slow
nutrient
cycling.- water
shortages.desert
vegetation
destroyed by
livestock and
off-road
vehicles may
take decades
to grow back.
Huge areas are
lost to the
Sahara desert
every year
the rest of the
year
Africa, but are
also found in
central South
America,
Australia, and
southeast
Asia.- Occur in
a wide belt on
either side of
the equator.-
Chaparral
Very hot and
dry.Temperature
though winter
is very mild
and about 10
degrees
Celsius. And
summer hot
and dry at
40degrees
Celsius.-
Found in a
little bit of
every
continent.west coast
united states,
west coast of
south
American,
cape town
south Africa.-
Wetland
Moist
Found all over
in low land
areas or near
streams and
rivers.
because they
can move
around and eat
the plentiful
grass, along
with carnivore
meat eating
mammals
because they
eat the
herbivores in
turn.- There
are several
animals here
that don’t live
anywhere else
on earth the
diversity is
very great.Mainly
grassland and
desert type
animals.- Mule
deer, alligator
lizards,
coyotes, jack
rabbits.- Plants
such as poison
oak, scrub oak,
Wiple, and
other shrubs
and cacti.-
Have the
highest species
diversity of all
the
ecosystems.pond lilies,
cattails,
sedges,
tamarack, and
black spruce.amphibians,
reptiles, birds
(such as ducks
Elephants eat
plants further
down.- Zebras
graze on
longer grass
and stems.During dry
season
wildebeest and
other large
grazing
animals
migrate to find
enough water.
-
because of
overgrazing
and farming.
Most of the
plants have
small hard
leaves which
hold moisture.Animals have
adapted to hot
weather.Plants
conserve water
through small
waxy leaves
and being able
to live with as
little water as
possible
The species
who live here
must be
adapted to
high levels of
salt
concentration
and salt water.
Humans have
hurt the
chaparral by
cutting down
trees which
the plants and
animals and
birds live in.-
People over
using their
services such
as fish to eat.and filtering
our water.
Ocean
Estuary
Colder in
Atlantic
warmer in
pacific. A
steady
28degrees F.
Everywhere
%70 of earth is
covered by
ocean
San Francisco
Bay, Boston
harbor, Tampa
bay,
Chesapeake
bay
and waders),
and furbearers
Thousands of
Fish have gills
fish species live to live in
in the ocean.water.developed
their own food
chain to
survive in the
ocean water.angler fish
provides it’s
self it own
luminescent
light because it
lives near
ocean floor
where it is
completely
dark
Shore birds,
The tidal,
fish, crabs,
sheltered
lobsters,
waters of
marine
estuaries
mammals,
support unique
mangrove
communities
forest, tidal
of plants and
pools,
animals,
freshwater salt specially
marshes, river adapted for life
deltas, kelp
at the margin
beds.- many
of the sea..different
Plants found in
habitats are
estuaries need
found in and
to be adapted
around
to salty
estuaries.conditions.
most
Having too
productive on
much salt can
earth
kill many types
of plants.
Some plants,
like pickle
weed, can
absorb the salt
water and
store the salt
in special
Many people
love living near
oceans.
Unfortuantely
to do that
estuaries near
by were
drained and
filled with dirt
so houses
could be put
on top of
them.
compartments,
called
vacuoles, in
the leaves
River
Temperature is
cooler at
source than it
is at the
mouth.
Found
everywhere!
Get their starts
at headwaters
Lake
During
summer temp
can range from
4-22degrees
Celsius
Scattered
throughout the
earth .- Largest
are the great
lakes Erie,
Michigan, ect.
Pond
During
summer temp
can range from
4-22degrees
Celsius
Scattered
throughout the
earth and rage
from miles
long to
thousands of
square
kilometers
dragonflies
and midges.Species
diversity
increases in
the middle
part of the
river.- aquatic
green plants
and algae can
be found
Variety of
freshwater
fish.- clams,
insects,
crustaceans,
fishes, and
amphibians.limited species
diversity since
they are often
isolated from
one another
and from other
water sources
like rivers and
oceans.
Variety of
freshwater
fish.- turtles,
snakes, and
ducks.- limited
species
diversity since
they are often
isolated from
one another
and from other
water sources
like rivers and
oceans.
Each fish has
Fish kills,
adapted
pollution
separately by
having their
own way to
feed.- small
creatures burry
under rocks
Burrow in
banks and find
safe homes
Pollution and
overuse of
resources.
Algae
overloads and
pollution