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Biome Terms
•Ecosystem- an interdependentcommunity of plants & animals.
•Biome- an ecosystem of a specific region.
•The four types of biomes are : forest,grassland, desert, tundra.
•A forest biome is determined by the typesof trees in the area.
Deserts
Forests
Tundra
Grasslands
What does Coniferous Forest look like?
•Coniferous means “cone bearing”.
•Evergreen-trees that produce cones and pineneedles.
•Pine needles remain on trees all year long.
Weather and Climate
•Cold, long, snowy winters
•Humid summers
Where are Coniferous Forests?
•Canada, Asia, Europe & U.S.
Coniferous Animals
•Reindeers
•Bobcats
•Bears
•Squirrel
What do Deciduous Forest look like?
•Broad leaf trees like Maple, oak, & mosses.
•Tends to lose leaves when the weather turnscold.
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Where are Deciduous Forest?
•Eastern U.S., Canada, Europe, China, &Japan.
Deciduous Animals
White Tail Deer
Grizzly Bear
Wolfe
Bold Eagle
Platypus
What does a Rain Forest look like?
•Has many layers of trees.
• vines, palms, orchids, and ferns.
•Contain a lot of moister and water
Weather and Climate
•Remains warm and frost free year round.
•The temperature is consistent (between 70-90degrees.
•It gets lots of rain all year.
Where are Rain forest?
•Between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic ofCapricorn.
•Northern South America, Central America,Central Africa, and Indonesia.
Rain Forest Animals
•Many types of birds, monkeys, cat likemammals, insects, lizards and snakes.
What does Grassland look like?
• Grasses: prairie clover, oats, wheat, &barley.
Weather and Climate
•Windy, semi-dry biome, but has a rainy season
•Temperature Range: (56°F).
•Annual Precipitation: (32 in.).
Where are grasslands found?
•On every continent except the South Pole.
•One-Fourth of the earth is grassland.
•Great Plains of North America.
Grassland Animals
•Zebra
•Lions
•Elephants
•Wilder beast
What does Deserts look like?
•Sandy often salty soil
•Few trees, but may sand dunes
•Various cactus plants
Joshua Tree
Where are the Deserts?
•Most are in Africa.
•Others are in theU.S. S. AmericaAustralia, andAsia.
•The largest Desertin the world is theSahara in Africa.
Sahara Desert
Weather and Climate
•Dry, it barelyrains
•Sunny, the sandis hot
•Hot temp., up to131 degrees
•Cold at Night
Desert Animals
What does a Tundra Biome Look Like?
•Tundra “Treeless plain”
•Almost no trees due to short growing season.
•Sedges, shrubs and grass
•ground frozen year round
Weather and Climate
•Permafrost-Coldest of the all the biomes.
•To cold for many animals or plants to survive.
•Very short summer season.
Where are Tundra biome located?
•Artic, North America, Europe, Siberia
•Found in the most Northern climates
Animals of the Tundra
Polar Bear
Oxen
Polar Bears
Wolves
Caribou
Create Your own ecosystem form the fourtypes biomes we discussed. You mustillustrate the type of vegetation and animalfound in that biome.
