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Class Biome Jig-Saw Information
Biome Information
Location
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Latitude
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Continent/Country
Climate
 Amt sunlight
 Temp Range
 Amt Precip
Producers
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Adaptations
Herbivores
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Adaptations
Polar
Tundra
N. Conifer/Boreal Forest
 N & S Poles (80° –
90° N&S latitude)
 N Canada, Asia,
Europe, Greenland,
Antarctica
 60° to 90° N
Latitude
 far N parts of
NAmerica, Europe,
and Asia
 50° to 60° N
latitude
 Large parts of N
Europe, Asia,
NAmerica
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 Forests are thick so
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4 winter months NO SUN, 4
summer months ALL SUN, 4
months sunny and dark
-4°F to -94°F
very little precip and what
little there is, is in the form
of ice and snow (qualifies as
a desert bc 1 – 9in)
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minimal sunlight during
the 6-9 winter months;
24 hours of sunlight 2-85
days a year
very cold winters 10°F,
short cool summers 50°F
4 – 10 in
little light gets to the
ground
 Long, cold winters
26°F, short summers
50°F
 20 – 40 in
No producers on land
 Phytoplankton and
algae in the ocean
Short plants grow, flower and
produce seeds quickly bc of
the very short growing season
 Lichen, mosses,
cranberries & cotton
grass
Cone-bearing evergreen
trees such as pine, spruce,
cedar, firs, bushes, mosses,
and ground pine
Their conical shape promotes
snow falling off of them
Krill (small shrimp-like
things)
 Eat plankton
Arctic Hares
Birds
Insects
Moose
Deer
Elk
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Carnivores
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Adaptations
Omnivores
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Adaptations
Environmental Issues
Interesting Facts
Polar
Tundra
N. Conifer/Boreal Forest
Leopard seal, Orca,
Penguin (S Pole)
 Thick skin, fur and
blubber layer
Arctic fox
Wolf
Owls
Small reptiles
Polar Bear (N Pole)
 All white colored
Polar Bears
bears
Climate change causing
warmer temperatures which
melts the ice, polar bear’s
habitat shrinking,
temperature change in the
ocean kills off the plankton
Oil companies want to
drill for oil, increases oil
spills and destroys
habitat
Hydroelectric
developments have
moved sources of water
and drastically changed
habitat
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Polar bears hibernate 5
months and lose ½ their
body weight
Penguins stay for 300
days, whereas most birds
only travel to this biome
to mate in the summer
then leave
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Permafrost layer
Youngest biome
Lichen look different
bc of the different
varieties
Parts of Alaska
included
 One of the largest
biomes of the
world
 Trees suck up
water AND snow
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Biome Information
Location
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Latitude
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Continent/Country
Climate
 Amt sunlight
 Temp Range
 Amt Precip
Producers
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Adaptations
Herbivores
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Adaptations
Woodland/Shrubland/
Chaparrel
30 – 40 N&S Latitude
Wcoastlines of US, Chile,
Mediterranean, and SW
Australia
 Very sunny, some
shade
 Semi-arid; rainy
winters(46F), hot
dry summers (72F)
 38 – 120 cm
Herbs
Olive trees
Eucalyptus
 Short and woody,
thick leaves, oils,
“fire adaptations”
 Jackrabbit: huge
ears help regulate
body temperature,
speed and
coloration
Temperate Rainforest
NW coast of the US
(Washington, Oregon, N
California)
Coasts of New Zealand
and Australia
Tropical Rainforest
Between the Tropic of
Cap and Tropic of Cancer
(areas surrounding
equator)
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Cloudy most of the time
 Sunny in canopy (top
Moderate to very cool,
not much change between
seasons
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Heavy rain/snow 5 – 16
ft/year, often foggy and
rainy
layer), minimal sunlight
reaches bottom layer
 Warm and humid year
round (89°F)
 80 in
Conifer trees: Fir, Cedar,
Hemlock, Spruce
HUGE trees: Redwood &
Sequoia
Spring wildflowers
Moss
Elk
Deer
Banana Slugs
Lots of producers!
Tree tops form a
continuous canopy over
broad areas
 Trees, flowers,
palms and ferns
Insects!
Sloths!
Birds!
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Carnivores
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Adaptations
Omnivores
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Woodland/Shrubland/
Chaparrel
 Coyote
Adaptations
Environmental Issues
Interesting Facts
 Aardvark:
nocturnal, long
sticky tongue, long
ears to hear
predators
 Humans preventing
fires that are
needed for the
wildlife life cycles
bc of the danger to
people’s homes
plants have leaves that are made
from highly flammable materials.
That is why the fires are able to
spread so quickly, those are also
the plants that have the ability to
withstand the fires. They have
heavy bark and deep roots so it isn’t
long after the fire that they are
able to thrive again.
Temperate Rainforest
Tropical Rainforest
Wolf
Cougar
Owl
Hawk
Woodpecker
Frog
Bear
Raccoon
Large cats
reptiles
Because of the big trees,
humans are cutting them
down to use the lumber
(logging)
Logging
Shifting rainfall
patterns alter amounts
of transpiration that will
occur
Largest biomass
2/3 of the world’s temperate
rainforest is in NW US
most animals live on/near the
floor
cool temperatures = slower
decomposing
Lots of insects
Parasitic plants!
primates
Class Biome Jig-Saw Information
Biome Information
Location
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Latitude
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Continent/Country
Climate
 Amt sunlight
 Temp Range
 Amt Precip
Producers
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Adaptations
Herbivores
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Adaptations
Grasslands
Interior of continents
Prairie NA
Pampas SA
Savannah Africa
Steppes Asia
 Very sunny; some
shade
 Warm summers
79°F, cold winters
26°F
 20in – 47in
Drought tolerant, wind
resistant plants; grasses,
wildflowers, cottonwoods
Large grazing animals:
bison, antelope, zebra,
kangaroos, giraffes,
wildebeest
insects
Deciduous Forest
30° and 60° N Latitude
NE America, Europe, NE
Asia
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varies with season;
filtered sunlight
penetrates to the forest
floor
4 distinct seasons winter
32°, summer 86°, mild
autumn and spring
 20 – 60 in
Dense stands of tall
trees with broad, thin
leaves: beech, maple, oak,
hickory, ash
bushes
Deer
Insects
Chipmunks
Squirrel
Desert
23.5° N and S latitude
SW US
N Africa
Chile
Australia
Middle East
Central Asia
 intense sunlight, high
rate of evaporation
 hot days 120F, cold
nights 32F
 less than 9in brief and
intermittent
No lush vegetation
Cacti
Mesquite
Cottonwood
Wildflowers
Shrubs
Jackrabbits
Bats
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Grasslands
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Deciduous Forest
Desert
Birds
Lion
Leopard
Cheetah
Hyena
Birds
Foxes
Coyote
Birds
Reptiles
mice
Black bear
Raccoon
Opossum
Kangaroo rats
Environmental Issues
Fragmentation of the
biome due to farming.
Dust bowl caused by this
Deforestation: estimation
of 90% forests gone due
to human development of
the area
Area increasing because
of desertification (other
areas becoming deserts
because of human
activities)
Interesting Facts
MO is part of this biome
MO is part of this biome
The Gobi desert in Asia
is cold
Carnivores
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Adaptations
Omnivores
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Adaptations