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Name: ________________
Ecology: Biomes – notes
Ecology and its _________________ is the study of interactions between organisms and their
importance
environment; focus is on energy transfer – It is a science of relationships!
The two parts
of the
environment
Ecologists complete investigations on the environment, climate change, farming,
energy, food, health, green living, and eco friendly products, etc.
1. _________________- all of the organisms that live together and interact with one
another.- Living factors
Examples: _____________________________________________
2. _________________- part of the environment that includes all of the physical,
Non-living, factors.
Examples: _____________________________________________
Organization
of the
environment
_______________: An area containing an interaction of
living and non-living factors in a region
• Example ecosystems:
– South Georgia forests
– Clark’s Hill Lake
1. _______________ - the individual.
2. _______________- group of individuals of the same
species that live together and reproduce in the same area at
the same time.
3. _______________- all of the populations of different
species that live and interact in an area.
4. _______________ are areas on earth that can be
characterized by the climate, vegetation, and organisms that
live in a specific environment.
5. _______________ -The part of the earth and its
atmosphere in which living organisms exist.
Major Biomes
of the Earth
1. ______________________________– poor soil, hot, humid, & heavy rainfall all
year; tall trees; occur around the equator; most biodiverse of all biomes = many
different species; most species live in the canopy of the trees, birds, frogs, snakes,
monkeys
2. _______________– largest biome in the world, coniferous forest; long cold
winters; Canada; usually only one or two types of conifers – evergreen trees like
pines; animals like bears, caribou, deer, elk, beaver
3. ______________________________- Eastern U.S.; 4 seasons; leaves of trees
change color, warm summers and mild winters; maple, oak, and elm trees, squirrel,
deer, fox
4. __________________– hot in the daytime, cold at night; dry; Africa; U.S.;
Australia, plants and animals exhibit adaptations and behaviors that help them
conserve water, cactus, short shrubs, scorpions, rodents, snakes (Cold deserts – water
locked in ice)
5. ___________________– long cold winters and short cool summers; treeless,
permafrost- soil is permanently frozen; little rainfall; soggy soil, Arctic; lichen and
moss grow, caribou, arctic fox, arctic hare, owl
6. ___________________ -tropical grassland with a few scattered trees; Africa; wet
& dry season, have large grazing animals like zebra, elephants, giraffes
Prairie - temperate; North American Grassland; U.S- very fertile soils, grasses,
rodents, prairie dog
Aquatic
Biomes
7. _______________ Biomes- controlled by abiotic factors like temperature, amount
of sunlight that travels thru the water, salt content, distance from the land, and depth
of the water.
Three types – marine, estuary, and freshwater
1. _______________ – Base of the food chain is ____________________ (producers)
and zooplankton (consumers); ocean and sea biomes are divided into different zones
based on the depth of water and distance from land.
2. _______________ – freshwater flows into salt water; tidal changes cause salt
concentration changes; nutrient rich due to run-off from land; large numbers of
plankton and algae
3. _______________ – 3 types depending on speed of water
_______________– rivers; producers and consumers cling to rocks
_______________- river grows wider as it approaches the ocean; deltas form
due to sediment build up; example: Mississippi Delta
_______________ – lakes and ponds, divided into different zones; shore, open
water, and deep water
Biomes: Our Earth’s Major Life Zones
Tropical Rain Forest
Abiotic:
__________________________________________
Savanna
Abiotic:
__________________________________________
Biotic:
Biotic:
Deserts
Abiotic:
__________________________________________
Taiga
Abiotic:
__________________________________________
Biotic:
Biotic:
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Abiotic:
__________________________________________
Tundra
Abiotic:
__________________________________________
Biotic:
Biotic: