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Name _________________________________________Hour ___________
ECOLOGY
What makes a world habitable?
What are the 5 factors that make a planet habitable?
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Is there life on other worlds?
Could these plants or moons support life? Why or why not?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Moon
Mars
Jupiter
Io
Europa
Ganymede
Enceladus
Saturn
Titan
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
How many places in our solar system currently support life (that we know of)? ________________
From the chart above, which planets or moons could potentially support life and why?
What is the main reason that most planets cannot support life? ___________________________________
What planet has evidence that life there once existed? _____________________________
Could humans inhabit another world in our solar system? If so, what accommodations would they
need to survive?
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How is Earth unique?
Atmosphere:
Lithosphere:
Hydrosphere:
Biosphere:
Searching for Life in our Universe
Astrobiology:
Examples:
Exobiology:
What are we currently doing to search for life on other worlds?
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What means do we now have to communicate with intelligent life in the universe? _________________
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What are the 6 things that define life on Earth?
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6.
Find two examples from magazines or off the internet and cut and paste them onto this page. Try
and find things that are not related, like plants and animals.
Alive
Dead
Never Alive
(Example: Plastic,
Metal)
Made From
something that was
once alive (Example:
Leather, wool)
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Abiotic Factors
Biotic Factors
Air:
Organic:
Water:
Living:
Soil:
Sunlight:
Temperature:
Dead:
Climate:
Your family just got a new dog as a pet. This dog is kept outside in your backyard. List 5 abiotic
and 5 biotic factors that will affect your new dog and how they might be helpful or harmful.
Abiotic:
Biotic:
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Ecology
Ecology:
Interdependence:
Levels of organization
1. Individual:
a. Species:
b. Habitat:
c. Niche:
2. Population:
3. Community:
4. Ecosystem:
5. Biome:
6. Biosphere:
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Review of terms from last year
Food chain:
Food web:
Autotrophs:
Heterotrophs:
Producer:
Consumer:
Decomposer:
Herbivore:
Example:
Carnivore:
Example:
Omnivore:
Example:
Relationships
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Symbiosis:
Type of interaction
Species A
Species B
Examples
Competition:
Predation:
Parasitism:
Mutualism:
Commensalism:
Animal Adaptations
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity:
Species Diversity:
Extinction:
List 6 extinct species
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Endangered Species:
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List 10 Endangered Species
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Reasons for recent endangerment/extinctions:
Endemic Species:
Examples:
Invasive Species:
Examples:
Keystone Species:
Example:
Mass Extinction:
List the 5 mass extinctions, their causes and life that was affected:
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20 slides
Slides should include
2 slides
Pictures of the biome
1 slide
Where you biome is in the world
1 slide
3 distinctive characteristics of
the biome that set it apart from
other biomes
1 slide
Temperature in the biome
presented to the class in a PowerPoint presentation.
1 slide
Climate diagram
The presentation must be at least 10 minutes long
1 slide
Precipitation
and must include participation in some way by
1 slide
Soil type(s) found in the biome
every member of the group.
3 slide
Plants found in the biome
1 slide
Plant adaptations to the biome
5 slide
Animals found in the biome
1 slide
Animal adaptations to the biome
1 slide
Human adaptations to living in
the biome
1 slide
3 other interesting facts about
the biome
Biomes Group Report
You will be assigned a group and a biome to study
and report on. In your group you will research your
given biome and give a presentation that includes
the following information. The information will be
My biome is ______________________________________
Biome notes from class presentations:
Ice Caps
Name a plant found there:
Where is the biome found?
Characteristics:
Name 3 animals that live there:
Average Temp:
Draw the climate diagram:
List 2 other facts you learned about the biome.
Average Precipitation:
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Tundra
Taiga
Where is the biome found?
Where is the biome found?
Characteristics:
Characteristics:
Average Temp:
Average Temp:
Draw the climate diagram:
Draw the climate diagram:
Average Precipitation:
Average Precipitation:
Name a plant found there:
Name a plant found there:
Name 3 animals that live there:
Name 3 animals that live there:
List 2 other facts you learned about the biome.
List 2 other facts you learned about the biome.
Coral Reef
Rain Forest
Where is the biome found?
Where is the biome found?
Characteristics:
Characteristics:
Average Temp:
Average Temp:
Draw the climate diagram:
Draw the climate diagram:
Average Precipitation:
Average Precipitation:
Name a plant found there:
Name a plant found there:
Name 3 animals that live there:
Name 3 animals that live there:
List 2 other facts you learned about the biome.
List 2 other facts you learned about the biome.
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Deciduous Forest
Grassland/Savannah
Where is the biome found?
Where is the biome found?
Characteristics:
Characteristics:
Average Temp:
Average Temp:
Draw the climate diagram:
Draw the climate diagram:
Average Precipitation:
Average Precipitation:
Name a plant found there:
Name a plant found there:
Name 3 animals that live there:
Name 3 animals that live there:
List 2 other facts you learned about the biome.
List 2 other facts you learned about the biome.
Desert
Wetlands
Where is the biome found?
Where is the biome found?
Characteristics:
Characteristics:
Average Temp:
Average Temp:
Draw the climate diagram:
Draw the climate diagram:
Average Precipitation:
Average Precipitation:
Name a plant found there:
Name a plant found there:
Name 3 animals that live there:
Name 3 animals that live there:
List 2 other facts you learned about the biome.
List 2 other facts you learned about the biome.
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Biome Map of North America
Color the map according to the clues listed below. You may need to look at a map of North America if you get
stuck. Place a check mark in the box once you have completed that step.
1. The dotted lines represent the border between the U.S. and Mexico and Canada. All other lines show
biome borders. Color the U.S. borders (dotted line) red.
2. Northern Canada and Alaska are tundra - color the tundra light blue
3. Most of Canada is deciduous forest. Color the deciduous forest dark green.
4. The west coast of the U.S. is mainly temperate forest where California is. The east coast, all the way to
the center of the country is also temperate forest. Color the Temperate forest light green.
5. The Midwest (middle of the country) is temperate grassland. Color the grassland yellow.
6. The eastern edge of Mexico and Central America, Hawaii, and the Caribbean Islands are all tropical
rain forests. Color those purple.
7. There is a northwest coniferous forest located in the far corner of the U.S (northwest). Color the
northwest coniferous forest brown.
8. The great lakes and the lakes in Canada are fresh water. Find each freshwater lake and color it pink.
9. The bodies of water surrounding the continent are salt water. Color the coastal areas dark blue.
10. The western region of the U.S. as well as Northern Mexico is desert. Color the desert orange.
11. The western edge of Mexico is temperate forest. Color it the same color as you did the other temperate
forests.
12. Color code the squares at the bottom to match your biome colors.
13. Label the countries: U.S.A., Canada, Mexico
Questions:
1. Name the 2 main biomes of the United States (land only).
2. What two biomes are the closest to where you live? Place an X on the map to show your approximate
location.
3. What U.S. state could a person visit to see a tropical rain forest?
4. What U.S. state could a person visit to see a temperate forest?
5. Point out Alaska by drawing an arrow to it. What biome is found in Alaska?
6. If you traveled due north of your current location, what biomes would you pass through in order?
7. A person is driving from Los Angeles, California to Washington D.C. Name the biome the person will
pass through in order.
8. A person is driving from Alaska to Mexico, staying close to the western coastline. Name the biomes
the person will pass through in order.
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