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Inductive Reasoning Activity
What are some words that come to mind when
you think about the different ecosystems that
exist on Earth?
 Working with the students at your table, sort
the words into different groups based on
characteristics or features they have in
common.
 Glue your words into groups (either on the
front or back of your handout). Be sure to
provide a “label” for each group.
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Warm Up
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What categories did you group come up
with for the ecosystems terms/phrases?
Ecological Levels of
Organization
Bellwork 4/1/16
What Biome did you choose for
your levels of ecological
organization project yesterday?
2. In 2-3 sentences, describe that
biome
(use a text book if needed! Page 744)
1.
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Biomes - Video Clip
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIy0ZlyPPDg
Biomes – Take Notes and glue the
table into your IAN (Page 744-751)
Biome
Tundra
Taiga
Temperate
Deciduous Forest
Temperate Rain
Forest
Tropical Rain
Forest
Desert
Grasslands
Climate
(Temperature
and
Precipitation)
Plants
(Examples and
Adaptations)
Animals
(Examples and
Adaptations)
Bellwork 4/4/16
Grab your notes from the
front table (Page 744).
1. Which biome is your
favorite? Explain why
in 3-4 sentences.
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Key:
Desert
Grassland
Tropical Rain Forest
Temperate Rain Forest
Temperate Deciduous forest
Taiga
Tundra
Foldable (outside):
Earth’s
Land
Biomes
Map of Biomes
Tundra
Taiga
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Temperate Rain Forest
Tropical Rain Forest
Desert
Grassland
Land (Terrestrial) Biomes –
Inside the foldable…
Distinguishing characteristics:
Illustration of biome.
(distinguishes it from other biomes)
Fold
Climate:
-Temperature
-Precipitation
Plants:
-Examples
-Adaptations
Animals:
-Examples
-Adaptations
Bellwork 4/5/16
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Take out your Biomes
foldable.
Start working on your
foldable!!
Due tomorrow!
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-Biomes Foldable
Land (Terrestrial) Biomes –
Inside the foldable…(Pg. 744)
Distinguishing characteristics:
Illustration of biome.
(distinguishes it from other biomes)
Fold
Climate:
-Temperature
-Precipitation
Plants:
-Examples
-Adaptations
Animals:
-Examples
-Adaptations
Earth’s Biomes
Areas with similar abiotic factors (soil,
water & climate) usually have similar
biotic factors (plants & animals).
 Climate – average weather pattern in an
area over a long period of time.
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◦ Precipitation & temperature
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Biome – a group of ecosystems with
similar climates & organisms
◦ Contain related ecosystems
Terrestrial or Land Biomes
Tundra
 Taiga / Coniferous (Boreal) Forest
 Temperate Deciduous Forest
 Grasslands (Savanna, Steppe, Prairie)
 Deserts
 Tropical Rain Forest
 Temperate Rain Forest
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Forest Biomes
Often found in areas that have mild
temperatures and plenty of rain.
 3 types (depends on climate):
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◦ Temperate deciduous forests
◦ Coniferous forests (Taiga)
◦ Tropical rain forests
Temperate Deciduous Forests
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Distinguishing Characteristics:
 Deciduous trees – “to fall off” – trees that shed their
leaves to save water during the winter or during the dry
season
 Have 4 distinct seasons in a year (fall, winter, spring,
summer)
Climate:
Precipitation:
75 – 125 cm of
rain/yr.
Plants:
Animals:
Deciduous trees
(oaks, maples); ferns;
mosses; flowering
plants; woody shrubs
Deer, bears, snakes,
woodpeckers,
chipmunks, opossums,
mice, skunks
Average temperature:
summer 28˚ C,
Adaptation: trees lose Adaptation:
winter 6 ˚ C
their leaves to save
migration &
water during winter hibernation
& dry season
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Taiga (aka: Coniferous Forest)
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Distinguishing Characteristics:
 Conifers – trees that produce seeds in cones;
needles; aka: evergreen trees
Climate:
Plants:
Precipitation:
Coniferous trees
35 – 75 cm of rain or (Douglas fir, spruce);
snow/yr.
few large plants
Average temperature: Adaptations:
Conifers with thick,
summer 14˚ C,
waxy coverings on
winter -10˚ C
leaves = keep them
from drying out and
protect them from cold
winter
Animals:
Squirrels; insects;
birds (finches,
chickadees, jays);
herbivores
(porcupines, elk,
moose, ); bears; foxes;
lynx
Adaptations:
Migration &
hibernation
Taiga/Coniferous Forest
Tropical Rain Forests
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Distinguishing characteristics:
 Wettest biome
 Has more biological diversity that any other place on
Earth
Climate:
Plants:
Precipitation:
200 – 600 cm of rain/yr.
Ferns, orchids, tall
trees
Average temperature:
daytime 34˚ C;
nighttime 20˚ C
Adaptation:
Low growing plants
that don’t need much
light
Warmer than temperate rain
forests due to location near
the equator.
Canopy - tree top
Animals:
Birds (ex: parrots);
insects, snakes, frogs,
monkeys, lizards
Tropical Rain Forests
Temperate Rain Forests
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Found in New Zealand, southern Chile, &
the Pacific Northwest of the U.S.
Climate:
Precipitation:
200 cm – 400 cm of
rainfall/yr.
Avg. temperature:
9˚C – 12˚C
Plants:
Coniferous trees
with needlelike leaves
(Douglas fir, cedar,
spruce)
Animals:
Black bear, cougar,
bobcat, northern
spotted owl,
amphibians
Temperate Rain Forests
Grasslands
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Also know as:
o Steppes (Asia)
o Prairies (N. America)
o Savannas (Africa)
o Pampas (S. America)
Found on every continent except Antarctica
 2 Types:
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o Temperate Grasslands
o Savannas
Temperate Grasslands
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Location:
Climate:
Precipitation:
25 – 75 cm of rain/yr.
Average temperature:
summer 30˚C; winter
0˚C
Plants:
Grasses, flowering
plants, few trees,
crops – wheat, rye,
barley, corn
Animals:
Small, seed-eating
animals (prairie dogs
& mice), large grasseaters (bison),
kangaroos, cattle &
sheep
Grasslands
Savannas
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Location:
Climate:
Precipitation: 50 - 130
cm rain/yr.
Average temperature:
dry season 34˚C; wet
season 16˚C
Plants:
Scattered clumps of
trees, grasses
Animals:
large herbivores
(elephants, giraffes,
zebras, wildebeests)
Savanna
Deserts
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Driest biome on Earth
Climate:
Precipitation – less than
25 cm of rain/yr.
Avg. temperature –
summer 38˚C; winter
7˚C; temperature shifts
from day to night
 Ex: Gobi desert in
Asia – freezing
temperatures in the
winter
Plants:
Cacti
Adaptations – grow far
apart; shallow roots;
store water; waxycoated leaves
Animals:
Toads, tortoises,
kangaroo rat,
scorpions, few large
animals; reptiles
Adaptations – nocturnal
(active at night);
dormant during dry
season; store water; big
ears
Deserts
Deserts
Tundra
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•
Cold, dry region
2 Types:
• Polar tundra – found near the North Pole
• Alpine tundra – tops of tall mountains
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permafrost – layer of soil that stays frozen all the time;
only the surface thaws
Polar Tundra:
Alpine Tundra:
Polar Tundras
Climate:
Precipitation:
30 – 50 cm of rain/yr.
Avg. temperature:
summer 12˚C;
winter -26˚C
Slow
decomposition due
to cold
temperatures.
Plants:
Shallow-rooted plants
(grasses & small
shrubs); mosses;
lichens; no trees
Animals:
Insects, migratory
birds (ducks, geese,
shorebirds &
songbirds); hawks;
owls; arctic hares;
musk oxen; wolves;
caribou; reindeer
Alpine Tundra
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Top of tall mountains
◦ Also has permafrost
◦ Found above the “tree line”
◦ Gets plenty of sunlight & precipitation
Mountains & Ice
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Mountains can contain many different
biomes.
◦ Temperature & precipitation change with
elevation
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Ice
◦ Usually fits in with the tundra biome
Mountains
Temperate Rain Forests
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Distinguishing Characteristics:
Climate:
Precipitation:
200 – 400 cm of
rain/yr.
Average temperature:
summer 9˚ C, winter
12˚ C
Plants:
Evergreen trees
Animals:
Black Bears; Cougars;
Bobcats; deer
Temperate Rain Forest
Bellwork 4/6/16
1. How much precipitation does
the Temperate Rain Forest get
each year?
The Temperate Rain Forest receives
200 – 400 cm of rain a year.
2. What is the average
temperature?
The average temperature in the
Temperate Rain Forest is 9˚ C in
the summer and 12˚ C in the
winter.
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-Biomes Foldable
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(make sure your name is on it)
Time to Grade!
A Closer Look at Cancer
Write “Graded by _________”
 If correct, leave it blank.
 If incorrect, Mark an “X” through the
number
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Bellwork 4/7/16
1. List 3 of your favorite animal
adaptations from yesterday’s video.
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