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What biome do these climate
graphs represent?
Answer: Rainforest
Answer: Coniferous Forest
Answer: Deciduous Forest
Answer: Tundra
What is this?
community
• a group of plants and animals living and
interacting with one another in a specific
region under relatively similar
environmental conditions
Define biosphere
The part of the earth and its atmosphere in
which living organisms exist or that is
capable of supporting life.
Finish these sentences:
1.
A diagram that shows how the energy flows from one
organism to another is called a
trophic pyramid.
2. Any relationships where two species live closely together is
called
symbiosis.
3. a relationship between two species in which one organism
benefits, and the other is unaffected is called
commensalism.
4. A relationship between two species in which both organisms
benefit is called
mutualism.
Give one example of each:
1. Mutualism:
Stomach bacteria and humans
2. Commensalism:
Remoras and sharks
3. Predation:
Hyenas and lions
Name These Biomes!
1.
2.
3.
___________ is found on the coastline regions, and
are characterized by dense shrubs and grasses. The
climate is hot and dry in the summer and rainy in the
winter, with low precipitation (overall). This is where
wine country is located in California.
__________ are open, grassy regions with very few
trees. There’s not much rains so the climate is mostly
dry. Inhabitants include lions, elephants, zebras, and
antelopes.
__________ have high levels of rainfall and humidity.
Trees, plants and shrubs grow in the spring and
summer seasons, then become dormant in the winter.
Wolves, birds, squirrels and foxes are examples of
animals that live here.
Name These Biomes!
1.
2.
3.
Chaparral is found on the coastline regions, and are
characterized by dense shrubs and grasses. The
climate is hot and dry in the summer and rainy in the
winter, with low precipitation (overall). This is where
wine country is located in California.
Savannas are open, grassy regions with very few
trees. There’s not much rains so the climate is mostly
dry. Inhabitants include lions, elephants, zebras, and
antelopes.
Temperate deciduous forests have high levels of
rainfall and humidity. Trees, plants and shrubs grow in
the spring and summer seasons, then become
dormant in the winter. Wolves, birds, squirrels and
foxes are examples of animals that live here.
Multiple Choice
1. Which biome would a farmer have the
best chance of growing corn and wheat?
A) Temperate Grasslands B) Coniferous forest C)
Chaparral
2. Which biome does the cougar live on?
A) Boreal forest B) Tropical Rainforest C) Tundra
3. Which biome contains trees that provide
shelter for many, MANY different animals
A) Coniferous Forest B) Temperate Grasslands
C) Tropical Rainforest
Multiple Choice
1. Which biome would a farmer have the
best chance of growing corn and wheat?
A) Temperate Grasslands B) Coniferous forest C)
Chaparral
2. Which biome does the cougar live on?
A) Boreal forest B) Tropical Rainforest C) Tundra
3. Which biome contains trees that provide
shelter for many, MANY different animals
A) Coniferous Forest B) Temperate Grasslands
C) Tropical Rainforest
Which biomes are these?
1. This biome is located at high altitudes.
Alpine Tundra
2. This biome is located in the northern
hemisphere. It is the largest terrestrial
biome.
Boreal Coniferous Forest (Taiga)
3. This biome is located closest to the
equator
Tropical Rainforest
Where am I?
1. I can see for miles and miles over the
grasses.
Temperate Grasslands
2. I am going on a skiing vacation in
Canada.
Temperate Deciduous Forest
3. I am going on a safari here!
Savanna
Name these biomes
1. __________ include a lot of shrubs.
2. __________ include short plants that
bunch together to protect themselves
from the cold climate.
3. __________ includes a variety of
grasses and no trees
4. __________ predominantly includes flora
like pine trees and balsam fir.
Name these biomes
1. Chaparrals include a lot of shrubs.
2. Tundras include short plants that bunch
together to protect themselves from the
cold climate.
3. Temperate grasslands includes a
variety of grasses and no trees.
4. Coniferous forests predominantly
includes flora like pine trees and balsam
fir.
What are these?
1. ______________ are some of the richest,
darkest, and most fertile soils and are found in
____________.
2. ______________ are plants that can store
water, like cactus.
3. _____________ is a layer of permanently frozen
soil.
4. A ____________ is the tree layer that acts as a
roof over the _________ biome.
5. _____________ are consistently 4 degrees
Celsius at the bottom, and are located in the
___________________ biome.
What are these?
1. Black chernozemic soil are some of the richest,
darkest, and most fertile soils and are found in
temperate grasslands.
2. Succulents are plants that can store water, like
cactus.
3. Permafrost is a layer of permanently frozen soil.
4. A canopy is the tree layer that acts as a roof over
the tropical rainforest biome.
5. Ponds and lakes are consistently 4 degrees
Celsius at the bottom, and are located in the
freshwater biome.