PPT-Desert and Tundra Biomes

Chapter Seven Most of the year the desert looks lifeless But when rainy season comes the land explodes with life Plants and animals hurry to feed grow and reproduce When the rain is done life seems to disappear again until the next rainy season. 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" (. Biomes. Gather information about the following for your biome. …You’ll need this information to complete your pamphlet. Weather & Climate. Temperature. Precipitation. Landforms. Mountains. Bodies of Water. Made by Lauren . Shepard. What is a Biome?. Biomes are the world’s major communities where insects, animals, plants, and people live in a certain type of climate.. The biomes we will be covering in this lesson are:. . 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. Unit Assessment. Third Eight Weeks. Life Science. 1. What is an estuary?. Extremely fertile area where a river meets an ocean; mixture of saltwater and freshwater; serves as a nursery for many species of fish. Biomes. Biomes – . large geographical regions. . that have a . similar climate. and a specific set of biotic and . abiotic. features. Similar ecosystems. . fit into the same biome. Earth has many biomes with recognizable ecosystems – . Pantelleria. .  .                       . Click on the Biomes to learn more!!. Grassland. M. arine. Tundra. Forest. Fresh Water. Desert. Desert Biome. This biome is the driest; it only receives 50cm of rainfall a year about 10% of the rainfall in the rainforest. Its plants and animals have to survive in an environment with little water and dramatic temperature changes from day to night. Some animals and plants may find if difficult to adapt, but reptiles and cacti thrive in these conditions.. DESERTS. RECEIVE LITTLE RAIN – 10-25 cm per year. SOIL IS RICH IN MINERALS – but poor in organic material (nutrients) because there is NO LEACHING – rain that carries minerals deeper into the soil. Organisms and their Environments. Units 12&14. 1. Ecosystems have living and non-living components. 14.1. 2. Ecosystem. Living organisms.. Non-Living Environment. 3. 4. 5. Communities. The . biotic environment . 6.2 – Forest Biomes. 6.3 – Grasslands, Deserts, and . Tundra. Objectives. Describe. . how plants describe the name of a biome.. Explain. . how temperature and precipitation determine which plants grow in an area.. Dr.E. Introduction . Biomes are the major regional groupings of plants and animals discernible at a global scale. distribution patterns are correlated with regional climate patterns and identified according to the climax vegetation type. A BIG group of LIVING things . Different kinds of species. Large geographical area/ REGION. How are biomes commonly identified?. Biomes are commonly identified by the Biome’s dominant . plant species. Biomes Geographical Regions of the World Biome Graphs HOLDRIDGE LIFE ZONES WHITAKER BIOME DIAGRAM What are BIOMES exactly? Biomes are large terrestrial regions characterized by similar climate, soil, plants, and animals, regardless of where they are found in the Stick Reves® Travel Agency. Joey Chin, Liem Tu, Andrew Weiss, Rachel Gallagher. Period 7. Arctic Tundra. Biome Features. Flat. Ground is permanently frozen . No trees. Some permafrost melts in summer.