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Organisms
Species
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biome
Biosphere
Biome: groups of ecosystems with similar climates
and organisms
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Climate is defined as weather patterns over a long
period of time
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temperature & precipitation
There are terrestrial (land) biomes as well as
freshwater & marine biomes
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Latitude: Distance north or south of the equator measured in
degrees
Altitude: Height of an object above sea level
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1. Tropical & Temperate Rain Forests
2. Temperate Deciduous Forests
3. Taiga (Boreal or Coniferous Forest)
4. Tropical Grassland (Savanna)
5. Temperate Grassland (Prairie)
6. Chaparral (Scrubland)
7. Desert
8. Tundra
Freshwater Aquatic
Biomes:
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Lakes and Ponds
Wetlands
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Marine
Aquatic Biomes:
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Coastal Wetlands
Estuaries
 Marshes
 Swamps
 Shores
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Marshes
Swamps
Rivers (& Streams)
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Coral reefs
Oceans
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the Equator- SE Asia,
Central & S. America, Africa
• Wet, Hot, & Humid
>200-450cm rain/year
Strong sunlight all year
Nutrient poor soils (fast decay)
>1/2 of worlds plant & animal species
Produce 40% of Earth’s oxygen
and~1/4 of all medicines
Covers 7% Earths surface
(used to be 20%)
Pacific NW US (Wa),
Central Europe, Australia,
New Zealand
• High Precipitation &
Humidity; Moderate Temps
(cool and moist)
• Evergreen trees covered in
lichens & mosses
Ferns
• Frogs, bears, wolves,
red pandas
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North Eastern US, Western
Europe, Eastern Asia
• Extreme temp differences
between winter & summer
• 4 distinct seasons
• Trees lose their leaves
• Birch, maple, oak
Deer, fox, coyote,
chipmunks/squirrels
Northern Europe, Asia
and N.America
• Largest biome
• Cold w/long winters &
high snowfall
• Summers bring nearly
constant daylight
• Coniferous Forest
• Moose, Bear, Wolves,
Snowshoe Hare
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Central S.America, Central
Africa, N.Australia, India
• Wet & dry seasons, but warm
year round
• Scattered trees, grasses,
shrubs
• Giraffe, zebra, antelope, lions,
hyenas
• Plants w/vertical leaves, large
horizontal roots, thorns
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Interior of N. America, S. America,
Asia & Africa
• Nutrient rich, fertile soils
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Slow decay
Hot summers/cold winters
• Moderate rain, but not enough to
support trees
• Tall & short grasses, flowers & herbs
w/deep root systems
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Drought & Fire
Antelope, bison, owls, prairie
dogs & prairie chickens
West coastal regions of the
Mediterranean, US, Chile, Africa,
Australia
•Temperate shrubland
• Dry, coastal climate, little/no
rain in summer
•Small shrubs w/leathery leaves
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Herbs like Sage and Bay
•Animals
adapted
Quail, lizards, snakes
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Americas, Asia
Australia, & Africa
•Precipitation (rain) less than
25cm/year
•Scattered vegetation & dry
•Very hot days, cold nights
•Plants & animals adapted for
little moisture
•Cacti (succulents)
Thorny devil, hawks, turtles,
camels
Northern Arctic Pole regions
Long, cold winters
Little precipitation
Short growing season
Treeless w/mosses, lichens,
shrubs
Permafrost
Musk Oxen, Snowy Owls,
arctic foxes, caribou,
migratory birds, insects