PPT-Mediterranean Biomes, Climate, & Ecosystems

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Photo Robert Taylor Biomes of the World Biomes are determined by the climate temperature and precipitation That in turn influences what biota. Vocabulary . Climate zone- an area that has similar average temperature and precipitation throughout. . Equator- an imaginary line that divides Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres. Latitude- a measure of how far north or south a place is from the equator. Climates. Describing Climates. There . are . three. major climate zones:. The planet can be divided into . climate. . zones. , regions that share similar weather conditions.. Tropical Zone. warm temperature which does not vary much throughout the year. Chapter 10. Objectives. Describe the factors that characterize the various types of aquatic biomes.. 10.1 Aquatic Biomes. Aquatic Biomes. What type of biomes have we learned about so far?. Rainforest, savannah, desert, . Designed by Christopher Becker,. Joeie. Puckett, Michael . Ruthenberg. ,. and . Satura. Thomas. A . Webquest. for 4. th. Grade. Introduction. Biomes are defined as "the world's major communities, classified according to the predominant vegetation and characterized by adaptations of organisms to that particular environment" (. Describing Climates. There . are . three. major climate zones:. The planet can be divided into . climate. . zones. , regions that share similar weather conditions.. Tropical Zone. warm temperature which does not vary much throughout the year. . Table of Contents. Section 3: . Aquatic Ecosystems. Section 1: . How Ecosystems Change. Section 2: . Biomes. Chapter: Ecosystems. . Table of Contents. Section 1: . How Ecosystems Change. Mosses from my back yard.        Scientists have divided our world into different biomes, such as tundra, grasslands, deserts, rainforests, deciduous forests, and marine environments. A biome is a large geographical region with plants and animals that are able to live in that location with its particular climate because they have adapted in different ways to the amounts of water, heat, and soil in that area.. Chapter 19. Chapter 19 main details. Q1. Name of the climate type. Q2. Location of this climate. Q3. Name three countries with this climate type around the Mediterranean.. Q4. Temperature details of this climate.. Honors Biology. Mrs. Gottshall. What is a Biome?. An ecosystem of specific plants and animals.. The plants and animals exist there due to the favorable climate/conditions.. Classified in broad terms and listed as five biomes.. Explain how biomes are characterized. Describe how net primary production varies among biomes. Explain how organisms are adapted to the conditions of their biomes. Describe the criteria ecologist use to classify aquatic systems. CHAPTER. Too Much of a Good Thing?. Elephant populations in southern Africa declined sharply due to hunting but have made overwhelming comebacks within nature reserves and parks.. Some worry that elephant overpopulation is causing a decline in local biodiversity and damage to farms and infrastructure.. History: . Ancient Greeks used to classify the environment into zones which had different degrees of warmth. This resulted in Aristotle describing the terrain in terms of flora and fauna. . Main characteristics and variables used to define biomes is: . 0 34.7 Current, sunlight, and nutrients are important abiotic factors in freshwater biomes Freshwater biomes cover less than 1% of the Earth, contain less than 0.01% of its water, harbor 6% of all described species, and Biomagnification. is the process by which matter becomes concentrated in living things in a food chain.. Moving up the Food Chain . DDT provides one example of the effects of . biomagnification. in an ecosystem. DDT is a chemical that was widely used to kill plant–eating insects. Some chemicals break down over time, but DDT does not. DDT collected in water and soil, was absorbed by living things, and moved up the food chain. The diagram shows how DDT became magnified in a wetland ecosystem. It entered through tiny organisms called zooplankton, which absorbed DDT from the water..