Year 9 FUSE ecology unit Environments are grouped into BIOMES group of ecosystems that have same climate amp dominant communities TROPICAL RAIN FOREST has most species BIODIVERSITY canopy top understory below canopy ID: 602589
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Biomes of the world
Year 9 FUSE - ecology unitSlide2
Environments
are grouped into BIOMES
group of ecosystems that have same climate & dominant communitiesSlide3Slide4
TROPICAL RAIN FOREST
has
most species, BIODIVERSITY
canopy = top | understory = below canopy
hot & wet year round;
thin, poor
soilmonkeys and bromilades
Many plants anchor themselves to the trees, like this BROMELIADSlide5Slide6
TROPICAL DRY FOREST
- rainfall
is seasonal not year-round
- trees
are deciduous
- lose
leaves- warm year round- wet/dry
seasons
- rich
soilSlide7
TROPICAL SAVANNA
- less
rainfall than dry forest, but more
than
desert
- covers
of grasses spotted with trees- large animal herds & frequent fires
Typical animals:
LionsZebra
Wildebeest
Gazelles
Elephants
GiraffesSlide8
DESERT
dry (less than 25 cm rainfall/year)
extreme temperature changes (hot/cold)
cacti/succulent plants
organisms able to tolerate extreme conditionsSlide9
TEMPERATE GRASSLAND
plains & prairies; Midwest
very fertile
soil
4 seasons - seasonal precipitation, less rain than temperate forestSlide10
TEMPERATE FOREST
deciduous
& coniferous trees (cone-bearing)
rich in humus - decaying leaves
4 seasons - but more rain than grasslan
dSlide11
TAIGA
Evergreen
forests
Bitterly long winters & short
mild summers
Moose, black bear, wolvesSlide12
TUNDRA
permafrost = layer of permanently frozen subsoil
Strong winds -no trees, small plants
mosses, lichens, grasses
arctic fox, caribouSlide13
Other land areas include:
Mountain ranges
Polar ice capsSlide14
AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS
Freshwater Ecosystems
A. Flowing-water ecosystem, rivers, streams,
creeks
B. Standing- water ecosystem, lakes & ponds
Estuary = area where freshwater meets sea
Wetlands = water covers soilSlide15
Marine Ecosystem
A. Photic zone - area sunlight reaches
B. Aphotic zone- permanently dark
*Plankton - microscopic organisms found in waterSlide16
PRACTICE TIME…
Match the description or organism to their biomeSlide17
Match the description or organism with their biome
Monkeys
& bromeliads
Caribou
Penguins
Low
amount of rainfall (less than 25cm), extreme temperaturesAlso called a prairieHas
aphotic and photic layer
Maples, oaks, and red buds
Permafrost
Lions
, zebras, giraffes
Cactus
and succulent plants
Swamps
and bogs and flooded areas
Canopy
& Understory
Trout
, Bass, Snapping Turtles
Pine
trees, moose and wolvesSlide18
Match the description or organism to its biome.
1. Monkeys & bromeliads -
Tropical Rainforest
2. Caribou -
Taiga (Coniferous Forest)
3. Penguins -
Polar4. Low amount of rainfall, extreme temperatures - Desert5. Also called a prairie - Temperate Grassland6. Has aphotic and photic layer - Ocean7. Maples, oaks, and red buds - Temperate Deciduous Forest
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. Permafrost - Tundra10. Lions, zebras, giraffes -
Savanna
11. Cactus and succulent plants -
Desert
12. Swamps and bogs and flooded areas -
Wetlands
13. Canopy & Understory -
Tropical Rainforest
14. Trout, Bass, Snapping Turtles -
Freshwater (Lake, River)
15. Pine trees, moose and wolves -
Taiga (coniferous)