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Biome
Tropical
Rainforest
3 plant examples
and adaptations
3 animal
examples and
adaptations
Bark
Poison dart frog
Thick bark help
trees contain
moisture but since
the tropical rain
forest rains a lot so
they have thin
bark. This makes it
difficult for other
plants to grow on
it. The rich soil
filled with water is
what helps this
plant. Since water
is not a problem
the tree needs the
soil for nutrients.
The water will keep
the soil nice and
moist. The tree
needs sunlight to
grow and get its
nutrients.
Lianas
They are climbing
woody vines that
drape the rain
forest trees. they
have adapted to
plant their roots in
the ground. They
start life in the
canopy and send
roots down. In
order to get the
an adaption that
helps the dart frog
survive is the small
glands on his foot
that produce a sticky
substanes to help him
climb trees
Tiger
an adaption that
helps the tiger
live in these
conditions are its
camoflage that
helps it hide in
tall grass
Howler monkey
an adaption that
helps the howler
monkey survive is its
cries help mark it
teritory
Climate
The weather in tropical
rainforests is almost
always warm and wet.
The mean temperature
for the year is about
80.5 degrees
fahrenheit. The
temperature almost
never goes above 93
degrees fahrenheit or
below 68 degrees
fahrenheit. Rainforests
are classified in the
Tropical Wet Climate
Group. Almost all
rainforests are located
near the equator. There
are very short (brief)
seasons that has less
rain than the others, but
it isn't very significant.
Human
Influences
Farmers
- when farmers run out
of room, they cut down
trees to clear a good
size space to farm.
- it was estimated in
1973 that by the year
2000 about 6.57 billion
cubic feet of rainforest
trees are to be cut
down.
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Deforestation
- in the Amazon forest,
the Trans-Amazonian
Highway’s
construction began.
The construction was
reflected as a major
threat to the rainforest,
but luckily, the
highway was never
completed.
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Science and
Discovery
- scientists have
discovered that the
destruction of this
biome will cause an
increase of
Location
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Central and
South
America
Southeast
Asia
Africa
Australia
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sunlight that they
need to they have
to climb. The soil
does help because
the other trees
need it to grow and
this plant needs the
trees to grow.
Drip Tips
These plants have
adapted so that
now the rain runs
of quickly. They
need
to avoid growing
fungus. The
sunlight also help
to dry the water.
The nutrients in the
soil help this tree to
get water that it
needs so that it
does not need its
leafs to get wet,
because if they do
they will grow
fungus.
temperature on Earth.
This certain effect is
popularly known as
the Green House
Effect.
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Tourism
- as tropical rain
forests become rarer
and rarer, more
people are attracted to
them, to recognize the
amazing flora and
faunas, the beautiful
canopies, and how
much this biome
delivers to us.
-because of the
increase of tourism,
there is a better
increase in economic
support, which
contributes majorly to
the rain forests:
protection of habitats.

Mining and
drilling
- there are many
metals to be found in
the underground of
rain forests globally,
from golds to silvers to
coltan.
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Temperate
Deciduous
Forest
The ginkgo leaf tree:
The ginkgo leaf tree is
good with tolerating
heat drought, and poor
soil. The good kinds of
soil that it can be
growing in are acidic,
alkaline, drought
tolerant, loamy, moist,
rich, sandy, silty loam,
well drained, wet, wide
range, clay soils. Just
to name a few.
The ginkgo tree grows
wonderfully with sun
light, and also with a
little bit of shade in the
mix. But does not
grow well in hot dry
climates.
The ginkgo tree is a
good street tree so it
must adapt, it is
known as the 'living
fossil' because it has
been around since the
jurasstic times. That
must be a indicated
that it can work with its
suroundings. It does
well anywhere that
these soils, and sun
light in the temperate
deciduous forest.
The primrose plant:
The preference for the
Primrose plant is full
sun light and a daily
water is healthy for the
plant and its growth.
the European Red
Squirrel
American Black Bear
the Bald Eagle
no Adaptions listed
Rapid
changes from cold
and dry to wet and
warm or to any of
the other corners of
the climate
envelope are often
swift and dramatic.
A favorite saying
among the natives
is "if you don't like
the weather, wait a
minute". Of course,
we are talking
about climate here,
not weather, but
the principle
remains. Over the
course of the year
the climate will
range from cold
and snowy, hot and
rainy. Precipitation
may vary with the
seasons as well,
with some seasons
being wetter than
others.
The Main way
deciduous forests
have been affected by
humans is
urbanisation,
people moving into the
countryside, building
farms and other
buildings,
deforestation
(chopping trees
down), is a result of
this as well as land is
cleared for farmland.
Building motorways
through deciduous
forests is also a big
one. Logging is also
an issue as large
areas are destroyed.
This is where a
deciduous forest is
found on Earth.
This type of forest is in
the east side of the
USA,
and found a bit in
south america, down
south at
the tip of the
continenet. It is also
found in a big
part of Europe, and in
Japan and on the east
side
of Asia. There is also
a smidge on the east
side
of Austrailia. There are
no decidous forests in
Africa, and definitely
none in Antartica.
Michigan
is completely
deciduous forest.
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The type of soil it is
most comfortable with
is damp clayey soil.
The part of the
temperate deciduous
forest that the
Primrose plant lives in,
is Britain. The fast
climate change
increasing in the
deciduous forest is
affecting the Primrose
plant. The main
accurance of its
disaperence is the
loss of habitat, the
abandonment of
woodland and the
inappropriate
management of
waysides are afeccting
this plant.
Northern Arrowwood
Shrub:
The Northern
Arrowwood tree does
well in almost any soil,
although they grow
best in well drained,
slightly acidic to
neutral soil. It grows
well in partial, and
shaded
areas/locations.
The Northern
Arrowwood has a
shallow root system,
and has leaveson
average 4 inches long
and 3 inches wide.
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3 Plant Examples
Tundra
Kornack
Some plants have
cup-shaped flowers
that face up to the
sun, so the sun's rays
are directed towards
the center of the
flower. These plants
stay warmer than the
air around them.
No name:
Some plants are dark
colored so they absorb
the sunlight easier.
Lichen, another tundra
plant, can grow on
solid rock!
Cottongrass:
survives the winter
months as bulbs that
grows below the
ground.
3 Animal
Examples
Arctic wolf
Polar bear
Wolvirine
No adaptions listed
Climate
Human
Influences
Location
The Tundra is bleak
and treeless because
the top layer is
completely frozen. The
sun is either low in the
sky or just absent from
the sky. It is cold every
month of the year
though in the brief
summer the
temperature is more
mild. The sun is out 24
hours a day during the
summer. The Tundra
get at least 6-10 inches
of rain every year,
Including melted snow,
This is less water then
in major deserts!
No human influences
listed
Most of Tundra biome
is 3.3 million square
miles is located in the
Arctic region of the
world
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Desert
Wooly Daisy:
Rattle snake
How does it grow?
Drought plants often
grow only about 1/4
before producing one
head.
desert rats
Saguaro Cactus :
How does a saguaro
cactus plant
Grow?(Explain
Adaptation)
The Thing that help it
is growing thick,
column like
stems,branches
and flower.These
thing help The cactus
live for 75 years
Prickly Pear Cactus:
What are the
adaptaion of prickly
pear cactus plants?
Adaptation is its
defense mechanism,
in the intimidating
aspect and the painful
impact of its barbed
spines and bristles.
Still another
adaptation is the
flexibility of its stem.
The stem moves,
Desert Tortoise
The most common
adaptation is staying
in the shade of plants
or rocks or by
burrowing
underground in the
heat of the day. Many
desert animals are
nocturnal: they stay
inactive in shelter
during the day and
hunt at night when it
is cool.
Some animals get all
the moisture they
need from the
insects, plants and
seeds they eat, and
do not need to drink
water. Most pass little
moisture out of their
bodies. They do not
have sweat glands
and pass only small
amounts of
concentrated urine.
Fat increases body
heat, so some desert
animals have
concentrated the
body's fat in one
place, such as a
hump or tail, rather
than having it all
through the body.
Some animals
develop unique ways
The desert climate is
normally dry. It is
immensely hot. The
average wind speed or
velocity
for the desert is 11
MPH. The average
temperature
for a desert is around
40° celsius or 104°
fahrenheit.
The highest recorded
temperature in a
desert is 134°
in Death Valley a
desert in California.
The lowest
ever for a desert is 128.6° is in the Arctic
Desert.
we as humans affect
the desert by using oil
rigs
By building roads
through them
By driving strait
through the desert,
destroying plants
Constructions
throughout the desert
Overgrazing sheep
and cattle may destroy
plants-though this has
slowed over the yea
By overusing water
Desert Farms
Solar Farms
and rally car races
Description of where
this biome is found
around the world:
Any Continent in the
world. (even
Antarctica)
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processes and stores
water, nutrient
solutions, and
energizing
photosynthetic
products.
of surviving. The
Thorny Devil, a lizard
that lives in Australian
desert areas, has a
body that channels
raindrops directly into
its mouth when rain
falls. The waterholding frog spends
most of the year
under the ground in
Australian desert
areas, and develop a
sort of cocoon that
enables them to store
water to keep them
going through the dry
times. When it rains,
they emerge to lay
their eggs in puddles.
The eggs hatch within
days and the
tadpoles develop
quickly, before the
water dries out.
Camels are one of
the few large
mammals to survive
in the desert, and
have many special
adaptations to help
them.
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3 Plant Examples
Grasslands Savanna
3 Animal
Examples
Candelabra Tree
Zebra:
This tree is poisonous.
The white sap can
cause a blister. If it
touches your eyes, it
blinds you. Breathing
the fumes burns. This
is a great adaptation
because the animals
in the Savanna don't
feed on it, so the tree
can grow in peace.
This tree is also
sometimes used as a
living fence because
nobody wants to touch
it!
Its height is about 50
in. from shoulder to
hoof, and weighs in at
500 to 600 pounds. It
has short legs and a
large head. The zebra
has black and white
stripes, a black nose,
and black hooves.It
also has a short mane.
Baobab
this tree looks like it
was pulled out of the
ground and shoved
back in with the roots
sticking up. The
baobab looks like this
for a reason. In the
wet months water is
stored in its thick,
corky, fire-resistant
trunk for the nine dry
months ahead.
Elephant Grass
This grass has very
small seeds that don't
germinate well. Since
Black Rhino:
The two horns of the
black rhinoceros are
made entirely of
hardened hair. Rhinos
can't see very well, and
anything farther than 35
feet away from the rhino
appears blurry. Black
Rhinos have great sense
of hearing. It gathers
leaves and woody plants
to eat, and needs to
drink a lot of fresh water
to survive.
Ostrich
The ostrich is the
largest and heaviest
living bird. It can't fly.
The ostrich eats
plants, including
fruits, seeds and
shoots, as well as
Climate
Human
Influences
Location
The Savannah has a
wet and dry climate.
The Köppen climate
group is Aw. The A
from the Aw stands for
a tropical climate, and
the w from the Aw
stands for a dry
season in the winter.
The Savannah’s
distinct climate is a dry
season which is in the
winter. All Savannah’s
get their rain in the
summer. During the
Savannah’s dry
months the plants
usually die and shrivel
up. Some of the rivers
and streams dry up as
well. Most of the
animals that live there
migrate and move.
Human interaction has
also created a decline
in tree growth, due to
timber harvesting and
seed harvesting for
domestic use for
mammals like cows
and goats. But Over
the years, people have
been becoming aware
of the types of
dangers human
interaction has
caused. In some
countries, Eco
Tourism has become
popular. Hotels have
become more green
and aware of there
actions before they
harm anything. Eco
Tourism allows for
clean efficient
management in these
resorts but also allows
for humans and nature
to interact with each
other.
The Savannah is
typically grasslands.
Different Types of
Savannah can be
found around the
world. The Africa
Savanna consists of
low lying hills and
rolling grasslands. The
trees are widely
dispersed and mostly
consists of Acacia.
The African Savanna
can be found between
the Sahara Desert and
the Kalahari Desert.
The african Savanna
lies in the Rift Valley.
The rift valley in a long
stretch of land from
The Ethiopian Rift all
the way to
Mozambique. The
Savanna in eastern
african is between the
Mitumba Mountains
and The Kenyan
Highlands. The
savanna that lies in
between the rift valley
barriers consist of a
Series of Highlands in
the East and lower
basin that Lake
Victoria sits in. The
western part
eventually leads into
the congo basin if you
were to cross over the
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Grasslands Prairies
they can't spread their
seeds around, the
grass mainly
reproduces through it's
rhizomes. Rhizomes
are root-like
underground stems
that produce roots
below and sends up
shoots to the surface.
some insects.
Ostriches are mostly
black & white and live
in Southern and
central Africa
Big Bluestem
Whitetail Deer
These things help this
plant grow because
the soil help the roots
dig in when it is first
planted and when it is
summer or fall some
rain is in the mix but
this is good for the
prairie land because in
the upper part the soil
is course and moist
and this says it is in
that area.
Coyote:
Indian Grass
These things help The
Indian grass grow
because every plants
needs to soil it needs
and this is a good soil
for this plant and the
climate helps a lot
because the weather
Black-Tailed Jack
Rabbit:
Animals have to adapt
a lot if they would like
to survive the prairie.
Grass is hard to
digest, so animals that
graze, such as Buffalo
and Pronghorn have
developed special
stomach so they can
digest. Many of
adaptations are taking
place in the grassland.
The scarcity of trees in
the prairie make it
difficult for animals to
hide from predators.
Most animals have to
depend on speed,
which most animals
mountains toward the
west. The elevation is
set between 1,650 ft
and 13,120 ft in the
northern regions.
The weather of the
prairie is cold in the
winter and warm in the
summer. The rainfall
varies through the
years. Most of the
time, there is a dry
period in the summer.
Every once and a
while, about thirty
years, there is a
drought that lasts for
years. The most
famous drought was
called the Dust Bowl
and took place in the
1930s.
The climate of the
biome varies. It is
moister when you
move closer to the
Rocky Mountains. The
climate is driest in
central positions. That
is why there are
different types of
People have move on
to the prairie and their
homes and cites have
taken over the homes
of the animals that live
on the prairie.
Human cities and road
have also not allowed
animals of the prairie,
like Buffalos, to live
and move around like
they use to.
The prairie are mostly
dry grasslands but
humans have damned
up rivers to form lakes.
These new lakes have
changed the amount
of water in the area
and the amount of
rain. This has changed
the weather and the
type of animals, like
birds, that live on the
prairie.
Humans have also
In the middle of North
America is a huge
area of land which is
covered with grasses
and colorful wild
flowers. This biome is
located approximately
1,000 miles from
western Indiana
westward to the Rocky
Mountains. The area
covers about 1.4
million square miles.
The prairies form a
triangular area from
Alberta,
Saskatchewan, and
Manitoba down
through the Great
Plains to southern
Texas and Mexico. It
is in western end of
American you will find
the North American
prairie it is mostly
grass lands with few
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really does not change
a lot so it helps to and
the sun helps it grow
big and strong but it is
good for the prairie
land to because most
of the soil is going to
be dry and it says that.
Koeleria
Koeleria Grass
I think these factors
help this plant grow
because these things
are in the prairie lands
and this plant can
grow here because
everything that is in
the prairie land.
have adapted to do.
The Pronghorn can
run up to 60 mph.
Since there are so few
trees in the
grasslands, bird must
nest on the ground.
Some, like the Sharptailed Grouse struts
around the ground.
Many animals live
underground. For
example, the
Burrowing Owl, when
it sensing danger it
hides in its burrow.
Prairie Dogs build
undergroundlabyrinths that fit their
needs.
prairies. The tallgrass
prairie is the wetter
parts. The shortgrass
prairie is closer to the
rain shadow of the
Rocky Mountain. The
tallgrass prairie is
humid and wet and
shortgrass, which is
the part of the prairie
that is the hottest in
the summer and
coldest in the winter
and the driest all the
time. The rain shadow
makes the prairies
extremely dry by
preventing water and
precipitation from
reaching the Great
Plains. During both
summer and winter,
strong winds sweep
the lands.
The average
precipitation of the
year is around 10-30
inches per year,
though most falls as
snow in winter. In the
shortgrass prairie,
precipitation is about
12.6 inches. In the tall
grass prairie,
precipitation is about
21.7 inches.
In the winter, the
temperature can reach
as low as -40 degrees
Fahrenheit. In the
summer, the
temperature of the
prairies can reach as
brought plants to the
land that are not local
plants for this area.
trees and few lakes.
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high as 113 degrees
Fahrenheit. In some
places in America,
there are prairies that
are so dry they
resemble deserts.
There are often storms
in the prairies. They
come in the forms of
thunder, lightning, hail,
blizzards and most of
all, tornadoes. The
cause of these storms
is when winds from
the Pacific and Arctic
oceans and the Gulf of
Mexico clash.
It has been difficult to
find the exact climate
of the prairie because
there has been
discovered evidence
that in the past, people
has use fire as a tool
to maintain the
prairie.
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3 Plant Examples
Taiga
3 Animal
Examples
Wild flowers
stellar's sea eagle
The wildflowers of the
taiga can survive
under snow to grow
again during the short
summer.
You my think you have
seen a werid bird
before but unless you
seen the stellar's sea
eagle you haven't
seen anything. I call
this thing the Pufegle
a strange combo that
combine the face of a
puffin, the wings of an
eagle, and the body of
a penguin. This
magnificent beast is
considered the most
powerful of it's cousins
the Bald eagle and the
White Tailed Sea
Eagle. These eagle
migrate to Japan
every winter to go to
there breeding
grounds. The open
waters are the main
food source to the
Steller's and most
nests are found near
the coast lines were
salmon are in mass.
LICHENS
Lichens don't need
very much sunlight to
survive and can
survive through
drought periods. they
don't have roots and
can survive on almost
any surface. They get
their nutrients from the
air and rain.
BIRCH
Since birch and aspen
trees lose their leaves
in the winter, they can
survive through the
cold winters of the
taiga. But, they do
have to consume
energy to regrow
leaves in the spring.
The Arctic Fox
. Arctic Fox has a
beautiful white coat
that helps them
discasie from
Climate
Human
Influences
Location
The climate is mostly
cold. The weather is
cold for a long time
almost half a
yearSummer doesn't
get very high in
temperature the
lowest temperature is
30°·The Taiga biome
is very cold so it is not
near the equator.
Taiga is affected
human activity and
climate change.
Animals of the taiga
such as foxes or bears
have always been
hunted there fluffy fur
and skin have helped
people survive in
frezing climates for
thousands of years.
The most serous
human threats to
taigas does not come
from hunting.
Civilization is
dependent on
buildings for homes,
industry, and schools.
The trees of the taiga
are cut down for
lumber , paper,
cardboard, and other
supplies. The shipping
of wood and paper is
one of the most
important industries in
Canada.
The Taiga is the
world's largest land
biome it makes up
29% of the world's
forest cover. largest
areas are located in
Russia and Canada
you will also find it
over various areas of
North America and
Eurasia.
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predators. This is also
used to follow
predators when they
hunt so that the fox
can pick up the
scrapes of animal.
Also in the summer
months there coat
changes to brown or
grey this helps the
camouflage in the
rocks and mud. These
colorings help foxes to
effectively hunt
rodents, birds, and
even fish. Foxes will
also eat vegetables
when they are
available.
The Blue Hare or the
Mountain hare
is a small common
hare that is found all
over eurasia. It grows
to a length of 18–26in
and a mass of 4.4–12
lb females being
slightly heavier than
males. In the summer
season all of the hares
turn a shade of brown,
and in winter they turn
white pelage. The
mountain hares diet
changes from regain
to regain for example,
in northern
Scandinavia where
snow may blanket the
ground for many
months, the hares
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may graze on twigs
and bark. In areas
where snowfall is rare,
such as Ireland, grass
may form the bulk of
the diet.I