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photosynthesis?What is geotropism?What is phototropism?

Food Webs

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Biomes

Major varieties of world ecosystems

World Biomes

Polar Ice

Tundra

Temperate Rainforest

Taiga

Temperate Forest

Tropical Seasonal Forest

Tropical Rain Forest

Mediterranean Shrubland

Grassland

Savanna

Desert

Biotic and Abiotic FactorsAbiotic factors are essentially non-

living components that effect the living organisms (ie: cloud cover, seasons, location, altitude)

Biotic factors are all the living things or their materials that directly or indirectly affect an organism in its environment.   This would include organisms, their presence, parts, interaction, and wastes

Biomes &

Climate

BiomesTerrestrialTropical rainforestTemperate rainforestTemperate deciduous forestTaiga (boreal forest)TundraDesertMidlatitude grasslandSavannahChaparral/SteppeTropical Seasonal ForestMediterranean Shrubland

MarineOpen oceanAntarctic ocean (edge of the ice)EstuaryCoral ReefBarrier IslandShallow ocean/bayMangrove forests

FreshwaterRiverLakePondWetlands (Swamps, marshes, etc.)

Tropical Rainforest

Tropical Rainforest

A hot, humid biome near the equator, with much rainfall and a wide variety of life

Vegetation: trees, vines, fungi, broadleaf woody species-thin bark, shallow roots, buttresses, vines

Animals: More species of insects, reptiles, and amphibians than any place else, small mammals, birds

Wet season, short dry season, hot temperature

Rainforest Vegetation Profile

Temperate Deciduous Forest

A forest biome with many kinds of trees that lose their leaves each autumn

Temperate Deciduous Forest

Moisture: low, distributed throughout year

Temperature: warm summers, cold winters

Vegetation: deciduous & broadleaf-trees, shrubs, herbs, mosses

Animals: mammals, birds, insects, reptiles, amphibians

Temperate Deciduous Forest Vegetation Profile

Taiga (Boreal Forest)A cool forest biome of conifers in the upper Northern Hemisph-ere

TaigaMoisture: moderate, varies

throughout the yearTemperature: cold winters, cool

summersVegetation: evergreens, shrubby

ground coverAnimals: birds, mammals

Taiga Vegetation Profile

Temperate Rainforest

Temperate rainforests are coniferous or broadleaf foreststhat occur in the temperate zone and receive high rainfall.

Temperate RainforestMoisture: Abundant precipitation

200–400 cm, rain and snow. Temperature: Cool temperatures,

rarely below 5°F or above 100°FVegetation:Diversity of conifers

and hardwoods, many tall and old.Animals: mammals(deer, bears),

slugs, birds

Temperate Rainforest Vegetation Profile

Desert

A sandy or rocky biome, with little precipitation and little plant life

DesertMoisture: Sporadic, highly localized

<20cm precip/yearTemperature: Great Daily range,

avg 66°F-76°FVegetation: Sparse trees and

shrubsAnimals: small mammals, birds,

reptiles

Desert Vegetation Profile

Midlatitude GrasslandsA biome where grasses, not trees, are the main plant life. Prairies are one kind of grassland region.

Midlatitude Grassland Moisture: tall-grass, which are humid

and very wet, and short-grass, which are dry

Temperature:-40° F in winter, and in the summer it can be as high 70° F

Vegetation: large, rolling terrains of grasses, flowers and herbs.

Animals:large and small mammals, birds, insects

Midlatitude Grassland Vegetation Profile

Savanna

A savanna is a rolling grassland scattered with shrubs and isolated trees, which can be found between a tropical rainforest and desert biome.

SavannaMoisture: wet season, dry seasonTemperature: hotVegetation: tall grasses, shrubs,

treesAnimals: large mammals, birds,

reptiles

Savanna Vegetation Profile

Tundra

A cold biome of the far north; the ground is frozen even in summer

TundraMoisture: dry season, wet seasonTemperature: cold all yearVegetation: shrubs, grasses,

mossesAnimals: birds, insects, mammals

Tundra Vegetation Profile

Biome “Report”1-2 pages, Due Tuesday

1. Students are asked to build a three-dimensional model of a biome in a box (no larger than a shoebox) using everyday materials. Included in the model should be representative examples of flora and fauna, and it should show the terrain (mountainous, flat, shoreline, etc.). The inside walls of the box should be decorated (painted, collaged with photos, etc.) . Taped onto one side of the box should be a written description of all of the characteristics of the biome (elevation, precipitation levels, temperature , flora, fauna, animals etc). Taped onto the other side of the box is a world map indicating (by color, outline, etc.) the locations of this biome.